Accounting and tax for Santa Monica restaurants, hotels and other 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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• Monthly accounting

  Current books and financial statements.

• Business and owner returns

  Prepared together.

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  From $400/mo

  Transaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.

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  Monthly accounting and reporting, business and owner tax returns, proactive tax planning and year-round CPA access.

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Santa Monica at a glance

• 405

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404 and 90405 that serve Santa Monica

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 7.0

  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

• 82.9

  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

• 66%

  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 Santa Monica hospitality businesses

• Santa Monica Finance Department, Administration Division

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone (310) 458-8281

  Official website

• Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax)

  County property tax collection.

  225 North Hill Street, First Floor Lobby, Los Angeles, CA 90012

  Phone (213) 974-2111

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Van Nuys

  Federal tax help in person.

  6230 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401

  Phone (818) 779-3625

  Official website

If you run a restaurant or hotel in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, these offices matter.

The Santa Monica Finance Department, Administration Division deals with local taxes at the city level, and the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax) collects property tax.

The state listing is the California Franchise Tax Board (income tax). The federal listing is the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Van Nuys.

Tucker CPA derived 82.9 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns in the city's ZIP codes and estimates 66% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, does the monthly reconciliation of sales for hospitality businesses in Santa Monica.

Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.