Running a restaurant or cafe is a labor of love, blending culinary creativity with exceptional guest experiences. But behind the scenes, managing the business side—legal setup, finances, and taxes—can overwhelm even the most passionate owners. With over 50 years of combined experience in project management and financial services, we offer tailored startup services, bookkeeping, and tax planning to help restaurant and cafe owners like you succeed. Our affordable startup package—incorporation, lite bookkeeping, bank account, and payroll setup—along with our financial services, keeps your business organized, compliant, and profitable, so you can focus on serving memorable meals.
Restaurants and cafes face unique challenges, from managing high inventory turnover to ensuring compliance with health and labor regulations. Our startup services are designed for your industry:
Incorporation: We guide you through forming the right business structure to meet your needs to protect personal assets, critical for restaurant owners facing liabilities like food safety or property leases.
Lite Bookkeeping: Track revenue from dine-in, takeout, catering, or coffee sales with cloud-based tools tailored for the fast-paced hospitality cash flow.
Bank Account Setup: Keep customer payments and business expenses separate with a dedicated account, simplifying financial management for vendor payments and daily operations.
Payroll Setup: Manage wages for chefs, servers, and baristas, including tip reporting, with an easy-to-use payroll system that ensures compliance with labor laws.
Restaurants and cafes deal with complex financials, including food and beverage costs, tips, and seasonal sales fluctuations. Our bookkeeping services, including the basic bookkeeping in our starter plan, keep you organized:
Track Revenue Streams: Monitor income from dine-in sales, delivery platforms (e.g., DoorDash, Uber Eats), or catering events, ensuring accurate records across multiple channels.
Manage Expenses: Categorize costs for ingredients, kitchen equipment, utilities, or marketing, vital for maintaining profitability in competitive markets.
Real-Time Insights: Access financial data anytime to optimize menu pricing, reduce food waste, or plan seasonal promotions, helping you boost customer satisfaction and revenue.
Restaurant and cafe owners have access to unique tax opportunities, but navigating deductions and compliance can be challenging. Our tax services help you save:
Leverage Deductions: Claim write-offs for kitchen equipment, food spoilage, uniforms, or marketing expenses.
Handle Tip Income: Ensure accurate reporting of employee tips, a common IRS audit trigger, while optimizing self-employment tax strategies.
Stay Compliant: Our integration with basic bookkeeping provides precise records for IRS filings and local sales or hospitality taxes, tailored to cash-basis accounting common in the restaurant industry.
Save Time: Focus on menu development, staff training, and guest experiences, not paperwork.
Stay Compliant: Meet IRS, health department, and labor regulations, crucial for restaurants handling food safety standards and tipped employees.
Grow Your Business: Reinvest tax savings into upgrades like modern POS systems, expanded seating, or marketing to attract more diners year-round.
Don’t let administrative tasks take the flavor out of your restaurant or cafe. Our affordable startup package (incorporation, lite bookkeeping, bank account, and payroll setup) and expert bookkeeping and tax services are designed to keep your hospitality business thriving. Contact us for a free consultation or see our pricing page and start building a business as satisfying as your signature dish.
Focus on food and guests, not finances—launch and grow with confidence.