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Accounting and tax for El Centro restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
El Centro is in Imperial County, California, and ZIP code 92243, which serves it, has 102 restaurants with paid employees (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps monthly accounting for El Centro hospitality businesses.
Sound familiar?
Sales arrive from several systems.
Point-of-sale, card processors, booking platforms and delivery apps all report differently. Monthly reconciliation brings them into one set of books you can trust.
Busy seasons and quiet ones.
When revenue swings through the year, current financial statements show how each month actually performed and help you plan for the slower stretch.
Margins that are hard to see.
Food, labor, supplies and occupancy costs move fast. Regular reporting shows where the money goes while you can still act on it.
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How we help.
Monthly accounting
Current books and financial statements.
Business and owner returns
Prepared together.
Services and starting prices.
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Monthly Accounting
From $400/moTransaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.
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Accounting + Tax + Planning
From $900/moMonthly accounting and reporting, business and owner tax returns, proactive tax planning and year-round CPA access.
Founding Client Rate: $825/month for your first 12 months when you engage by March 31, 2027. Terms
Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.
Work directly with Brent.
Licensed CPA · 10+ years in public accounting · Member, AICPA and MICPA
Brent has served hotels, restaurants and other hospitality clients throughout his career, at a boutique firm and at a large national accounting and advisory firm.
Brent Tucker is a CPA licensed in Michigan and serves clients in other states under applicable CPA mobility provisions.
More about BrentEl Centro at a glance
102
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 92243 that serve El Centro
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
6.0
hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data, tax year 2022
65%
share of restaurants with 10+ employees (estimate)
Source: estimate derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; not a published figure
Tax offices for El Centro hospitality businesses
City of El Centro Finance Department - Business License Division
City business tax and licenses.
Phone 760-337-4573
Imperial County Treasurer - Tax Collector (Tax Collector's Office)
County property tax collection.
940 West Main Street, Suite 106, El Centro, California 92243
Phone (442) 265-1270
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - El Centro
Federal tax help in person.
2345 S. Second St., El Centro, CA 92243
Phone (760) 592-2085
A hotel in El Centro has booking-channel payouts to account for, and Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles them with the rest of the monthly accounting.
Tucker CPA derived a ratio of 6.0 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in ZIP code 92243, and estimates that 65% of the restaurants in that ZIP code have 10 or more employees.
City of El Centro Finance Department - Business License Division is the city office for local taxes. Imperial County Treasurer - Tax Collector (Tax Collector's Office) collects property tax.
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - El Centro is the federal one.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
Tell us a little about your business or situation, and Brent will reply personally. No office visit needed — meetings are by phone or video, wherever you’re based.
Call 888-762-4370 · Email brent@brenttuckercpa.com · Prefer to pick a time? Book a consultation online