
What Your CPA Actually Needs Before Filing Your Restaurant Tax Return
Understand why your CPA asks certain questions during brewery tax prep and how revenue, inventory, deductions, and owner pay affect your tax return.
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Understand why your CPA asks certain questions during brewery tax prep and how revenue, inventory, deductions, and owner pay affect your tax return.

Struggling to budget for 2026? This guide shows restaurant owners how to create a realistic budget, manage food and labor costs, and improve cash flow.

Struggling to budget for 2026? This guide shows restaurant owners how to create a realistic budget, manage food and labor costs, and improve cash flow.

Year-end payroll can get messy for restaurants. Learn how to avoid common payroll mistakes around tips, overtime, and employee classification.

Using ChatGPT to get answers about accounting? See why AI often gives incomplete answers for restaurants, bars and breweries and when to rely on a real accountant.

Both cash tips and credit card tips are taxable and must be reported. Learn how they work in practice and what restaurant owners need to know for 2025.

Find out the top inventory management software for restaurants recommended by experts and see how it can streamline your operations.

Find out the best AI tools for restaurants so you can harness technology to increase efficiency in your business today.

Find out the best AI tools for restaurants so you can harness technology to increase efficiency in your business today.

Pick up key lessons from Bench Accounting shutting down. Safeguard your business and make the right choice for your financial data.

Manage labor costs effectively with this free restaurant labor cost calculator. Simplify budgeting by using this free calculator and manage expenses.
Learn when to hire more restaurant staff to improve service and boost customer satisfaction. Get tips on timing and signs to expand your team!

Let’s talk about the Balance Sheet! Here’s everything you need to know about the Balance Sheet for breweries and a handy template for you to use.
Before you switch on that “Open” sign, let’s talk about the nuts and bolts of your restaurant: choosing the right business structure. Here are your options for restaurant business structure in 2025.
There’s a better way to create a restaurant budget in 2025. We’ll chat through the Bottom-Up Approach to budgeting for restaurants, and give you our best tips that you can use in your own business.
Nothing in our world stands still, so updating menu prices is as vital as deciding them for the first time. If you’re pricing your menu for the first time in 2025 or it’s simply time for a bit of an update, here’s how to go about it.

Serving too large of a portion can kill your bottom line, while serving too small can leave customers unsatisfied. So, how can you strike the balance between a healthy portion size for both your margins and your customers?

As experienced restaurant accountants who have seen many restaurants succeed… and many restaurants fail… take it from us: accurate restaurant bookkeeping is the key to a successful business.
Let’s get into a few of the most viable retirement options for restaurant owners, and which ones we recommend.
With QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions ending for new U.S. subscribers in July 2024, it’s a better time than ever to transition your bookkeeping from QuickBooks to Xero.