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Accounting and tax for Palm Desert restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Palm Desert restaurants and hotels can use Tucker CPA for monthly accounting, financial statements and tax planning. The Census lists 217 restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 92211 and 92260 that serve Palm Desert, California.
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.
Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.
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 BrentPalm Desert at a glance
217
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 92211 and 92260 that serve Palm Desert
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
6.9
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
78.4
restaurants 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
70%
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 Palm Desert hospitality businesses
Palm Desert Finance Department
City business tax and licenses.
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone (760) 776-6320
Riverside County Assessor (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder)
County property assessment.
4080 Lemon St. 1st Floor Riverside, CA 92501
Phone (951) 955-6200
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Palm Springs
Federal tax help in person.
556 S. Paseo Dorotea, Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone (760) 866-6125
Restaurants outnumber hotels by a wide margin in the ZIP codes that serve Palm Desert, with derived ratios of 78.4 restaurants and 6.9 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed there.
Tucker CPA's estimate is that 70% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees. Palm Desert Finance Department is the city office for local taxes in Riverside County, California, and Riverside County Assessor (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder) assesses property.
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Palm Springs is the federal listing.
Brent keeps the monthly accounting current for hospitality businesses in Palm Desert and prepares the business and owner returns together.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
GET STARTED
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