Accounting and tax for Siesta Key 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.

• Bars and liquor sales

  Liquor inventory and pour cost are the figures that show what the drinks a bar pours cost against what they sell for.

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.

• 01

  Monthly Accounting

  From $400/mo

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

• 02

  Accounting + Tax + Planning

  From $900/mo

  Monthly 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.

Already have an accountant? See how switching works.

Siesta Key at a glance

• 35

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 34242 (Sarasota) that serve Siesta Key

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

• 26.5

  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

• 92.6

  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

• 86%

  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 Siesta Key hospitality businesses

• Sarasota County Tax Collector

  County property tax collection.

  101 S. Washington Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34236-6993

  Phone 941.861.8300

  Official website

• Sarasota County Property Appraiser

  County property assessment.

  2001 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL 34237

  Phone 941-861-8200

  Official website

• Florida Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  5050 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399

  Phone 850-488-6800

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Sarasota

  Federal tax help in person.

  5971 Cattle Ridge Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34232

  Phone (941) 378-6448

  Official website

Siesta Key is unincorporated; Sarasota County handles local property tax.

What does an unincorporated community mean for a Siesta Key business? Siesta Key has no city government of its own, so Sarasota County serves it. Sarasota County Tax Collector collects property tax, and Sarasota County Property Appraiser assesses property.

Florida Department of Revenue is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Sarasota is the federal one.

Tucker CPA estimates that 86% of the restaurants in ZIP code 34242 have 10 or more employees, and Tucker derived 92.6 restaurants and 26.5 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in that ZIP code.

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