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Accounting and tax for Ridgecrest restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Ridgecrest restaurants and hotels in Kern County, California, are served by ZIP code 93555, which holds 56 restaurants with paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps their books reconciled.
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 BrentRidgecrest at a glance
56
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 93555 that serve Ridgecrest
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
9.9
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
47%
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 Ridgecrest hospitality businesses
City of Ridgecrest Finance Department - Business License
City business tax and licenses.
100 W California Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone (760) 499-5071
Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
1115 Truxtun Avenue - 2nd Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone (661) 868-3490
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bakersfield
Federal tax help in person.
212 Coffee Rd., Suite 200, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone (661) 328-4399
An estimate derived by Tucker says 47% of the restaurants in that ZIP code have 10 or more employees, while a derived ratio gives 9.9 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes.
The Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector collects property tax. The City of Ridgecrest Finance Department - Business License is the city office for local taxes.
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bakersfield is the federal listing.
Hospitality businesses in Ridgecrest get monthly accounting and financial statements from Brent Tucker, CPA, so margins show up while the owner can still act on them.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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.
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