WHO WE SERVE · HOSPITALITY
Accounting and tax for Essex restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Essex hospitality businesses in Baltimore County, Maryland, share ZIP code 21221 with 53 restaurants that have paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps their monthly books and prepares business and owner returns.
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.
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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 BrentEssex at a glance
53
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 21221 that serve Essex
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
49%
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 Essex hospitality businesses
Baltimore County Office of Assessments (SDAT)
County property assessment.
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 602, Towson, MD 21286 (Hampton Plaza)
Phone (410) 512-4900
Baltimore County Office of Budget and Finance
County property tax collection.
400 Washington Avenue, Room 150, Towson, Maryland 21204
Phone (410) 887-3313
Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 410-260-7980
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Baltimore
Federal tax help in person.
31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (443) 853-5660
Essex is unincorporated; Baltimore County handles local property tax.
How many Essex restaurants have 10+ employees? Tucker's estimate from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 is 49% of the restaurants in ZIP code 21221. Essex is unincorporated, so Baltimore County is the government serving it.
This page lists the Baltimore County Office of Assessments (SDAT), which assesses property, and the Baltimore County Office of Budget and Finance, which collects property tax.
At state level it lists the Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division, and at federal level IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Baltimore. For smaller restaurants, Brent Tucker, CPA, follows sales to the bank deposit in the monthly accounting he keeps.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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