The CPA for East Bay restaurants.
Tipped payroll, POS reconciliation, and thin margins make restaurant books unforgiving. We keep them current every month and file everything that hangs off them: the business return, your personal return, and year-end reporting that matches your payroll.
Schedule a consultationThe four places restaurant taxes go wrong
Tipped payroll, reported right
Federal rules that took effect in 2025 changed how tip income and overtime pay show up on employee W-2s, and payroll records have to support it. We keep the books and year-end filings consistent with what your payroll provider reports.
POS to books, reconciled
Daily sales, comps, house accounts, delivery platforms, and processor fees rarely tie out on their own. Monthly bookkeeping reconciles the point-of-sale to the bank so your numbers are real.
Sales-tax-ready records
California sales tax audits start with your books. Clean, current records that tie to POS reports keep filings defensible and surprises rare.
The S-corp question, answered
Schedule C, partnership, or S corporation changes what you keep after tax. We run the numbers, including reasonable compensation, and file the entity and owner returns together.
One monthly relationship, everything handled
Most restaurant clients fit the Books + Tax plan (from $650/mo). Add tax preparation to any bookkeeping size for $200/mo more: $650/mo at the smaller size, $900/mo at the larger. The bundle covers the business return and your personal return. Payroll runs through your payroll provider; we make sure the books and returns agree with it.
Filing season only? S-corp (1120-S) runs from $1,500.
See full pricingTalk to a CPA who knows the floor and the back office.
A free 15-minute call to look at your setup: entity, payroll, books, and what last year’s return left on the table.
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