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Accounting and tax for Hattiesburg restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
In the ZIP codes serving Hattiesburg, Mississippi, an estimate from Tucker CPA puts 65% of restaurants at 10 or more employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps monthly books for these hospitality businesses and prepares business and owner returns together.
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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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 BrentHattiesburg at a glance
221
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 39401, 39402 and 39406 that serve Hattiesburg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
10.3
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
64.9
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
65%
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 Hattiesburg hospitality businesses
Hattiesburg City Clerk / Tax Division
City business tax and licenses.
200 Forrest Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39403
Phone 601-545-4523
Forrest County Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
601 N Main St. Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone (601) 582 8228
Mississippi Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
500 Clinton Center Drive, Clinton, MS 39056
Phone (601) 923-7700
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Hattiesburg
Federal tax help in person.
701 N. Main St., William Colmer Fed Bldg, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone (601) 264-7991
The ZIP codes 39401, 39402 and 39406 have 221 restaurants with paid employees, and Tucker CPA derived 64.9 restaurants and 10.3 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in those ZIP codes.
For hospitality businesses in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, this page lists Hattiesburg City Clerk / Tax Division for local taxes and Forrest County Tax Collector, which collects property tax.
Mississippi Department of Revenue is listed at the state level and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Hattiesburg at the federal level. Brent reconciles sales from several systems into monthly books and prepares business and owner returns together.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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