Accounting and tax for Portage 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.

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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.

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Portage at a glance

• 78

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 46368 that serve Portage

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

• 5.1

  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

• 72%

  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 Portage hospitality businesses

• City of Portage Office of the Clerk-Treasurer

  City business tax and licenses.

  6070 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368

  Phone 219-762-2016

  Official website

• Porter County Treasurer

  County property tax collection.

  155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 209, Valparaiso, IN 46383

  Phone 219-465-3470

  Official website

• Indiana Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  100 N Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204

  Phone 317-232-2240

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Merrillville

  Federal tax help in person.

  370 E. 84th Dr., Merrillville, IN 46410

  Phone (219) 736-4378

  Official website

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 78 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP code 46368, and in Porter County, Indiana, Tucker CPA estimates that 72% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees.

The City of Portage Office of the Clerk-Treasurer is the city office for local taxes. The Porter County Treasurer collects property tax.

The Indiana Department of Revenue is the state office, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Merrillville is the federal one. Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares financial statements each month so larger restaurants with staff can see how each month performed.

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