WHO WE SERVE · HOSPITALITY
Accounting and tax for Cottage Grove restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
ZIP code 55016 serves Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and 34 restaurants with paid employees are counted in it (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). Brent Tucker, CPA, supplies monthly accounting to restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses in Cottage Grove.
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.
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 BrentCottage Grove at a glance
34
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 55016 that serve Cottage Grove
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
74%
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 Cottage Grove hospitality businesses
Cottage Grove City Clerk
City business tax and licenses.
12800 Ravine Parkway, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Phone 651-458-2800
Washington County Property Records and Taxpayer Services (Taxpayer Services)
County property tax collection.
14949 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone 651-430-6175
Minnesota Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
600 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55146
Phone 651-556-3000
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - St. Paul
Federal tax help in person.
430 North Wabasha St., St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone (651) 312-8082
Tucker CPA estimates that 74% of the 34 restaurants in ZIP code 55016 have 10 or more employees, a share derived from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
Washington County Property Records and Taxpayer Services (Taxpayer Services) collects property tax for Washington County, Minnesota, and Cottage Grove City Clerk is the city office for local taxes.
Minnesota Department of Revenue is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - St. Paul is the federal one.
For restaurants with staff, Brent Tucker, CPA, produces monthly financial statements that show where food, labor, supplies and occupancy costs go while there is still time to act.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
GET STARTED
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