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Tips and delivery appsbreak restaurant books.

We tie the POS reports you send to your deposits, sort out tips and app payouts, and close the books every month.

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  • No QuickBooks or ADP fees
  • Growth · from $650/mo
  • One dedicated contact

Three things we watchin restaurant books.

Reconciling and closing are the same everywhere. This is where these books differ.

  1. The app deposit isn’t the sale

    Apps pay out after their fees. We split every statement into gross sales and fees.

  2. Card tips aren’t sales

    They belong to your staff: in as a liability, out through payroll.

  3. Liquor carries its own taxes

    Which ones depends on your state. We keep liquor sales apart and file them.

What we trackevery month.

These go in your close report every month. Figures are illustrative.

  • Prime cost

    63.4%Example

    Food, liquor and beverage cost plus labor ÷ sales

  • Food cost %

    32.5%Example

    Food purchases ÷ food sales (dine-in, to-go and delivery)

  • Labor %

    29.0%Example

    Wages and employer payroll taxes ÷ sales

See a sample month of booksSample restaurant · August 2026

August 2026 books · Example

Sample restaurant

illustrative restaurant figures

Closed
Sample restaurant, August 2026 books. Fictional business and figures.
AccountMemoAmount
Sales (excl. tax and tips)
Food sales — dine-in & to-go Per POS sales reports, card + cashPer POS sales reports, card + cash110,460.00
Delivery-app sales (gross) 1 DoorDash & Uber Eats statementsDoorDash & Uber Eats statements16,410.00
Liquor sales Mixed beverage permitMixed beverage permit15,510.00
Total sales 142,380.00
Cost of goods
Food purchases Wholesale & market invoicesWholesale & market invoices(41,280.00)
Liquor purchases Wholesaler invoicesWholesaler invoices(4,340.00)
Beverages & other (3,300.00)
Total cost of goods (48,920.00)
Labor
Wages 14 staff · 2 runs14 staff · 2 runs(37,420.00)
Employer payroll taxes FICA, FUTA, TWCFICA, FUTA, TWC(3,880.00)
Total labor (41,300.00)
Operating expenses
Delivery-app commissions Netted from payoutsNetted from payouts(4,102.50)
Card processing fees (2,980.40)
Mixed beverage gross receipts tax 2 Paid by the house on liquor salesPaid by the house on liquor sales(1,039.17)
Rent (9,800.00)
Other operating Utilities, insurance, supplies…Utilities, insurance, supplies…(15,817.93)
Total operating (33,740.00)
Net income 18,420.00
Prime cost (COGS + labor) ÷ sales 63.4%
Owed at month-end
Tips payable 3 12,960.00 card tips in, paid via payroll12,960.00 card tips in, paid via payroll0.00
Sales tax payable On dine-in & to-go, filed on the state’s scheduleOn dine-in & to-go, filed on the state’s schedule9,112.95
Mixed beverage taxes Sales tax 1,279.58 + receipts tax 1,039.17Sales tax 1,279.58 + receipts tax 1,039.172,318.75
Example only: a fictional business with made-up figures, not client data. No separate QuickBooks or ADP bill.

The plan that fits:Growth.

Delivery apps, tips and liquor taxes every month make Growth the fit. Sales tax for one state and quarterly income-tax planning are included.

Recommended

Growth

One- or two-location businesses that want monthly numbers and income tax planned every quarter

from$650/mo

  • No QuickBooks or ADP fees
  • One dedicated contact · email any time
  • Close date set when you start

Usually added for this industry

  • Payroll$75/mo + $8 per employee ($100 minimum)
  • Sales taxMonthly filer $75/mo · quarterly $50/mo · annual $150/yr · each additional state $75/mo
  • Business tax return1120-S/1065 from $1,250 · 1120 from $1,500 · Schedule C from $500

Starting prices. Your final number comes as a written quote after we talk.

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The estimator opens with your industry already picked.

How do delivery-app sales go on the sales tax return?
It depends on the state. In many states the app collects the tax as a marketplace provider, but each state decides how those sales appear on your return. We confirm who collects for each app and file the way your state requires.
Who reports tips, and when?
Employees who receive $20 or more in tips in a month report them to you by the 10th of the next month. Card tips are on the POS reports you send, so they go straight into payroll; cash tips come from the employee’s report. If we run your payroll, we match both every pay period.
Does selling alcohol add tax filings?
It depends on the state. Some states add a tax the business itself pays on liquor sales, on top of what guests pay, and the permit type can change it. We work out which returns you need from your state and permit, and file them.

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