Accounting and tax for Columbia 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

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Columbia at a glance

• 313

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 65201, 65202, 65203, 65215 and 65216 that serve Columbia

  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

• 73%

  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 Columbia hospitality businesses

• City of Columbia Finance Department - Business License Division

  City business tax and licenses.

  701 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201

  Phone (573) 874-7378

  Official website

• Boone County Collector

  County property tax collection.

  801 E. Walnut St., Rm 118, Columbia, MO 65201

  Phone (573) 886-4285

  Official website

• Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  301 West High St., Room 102, Jefferson City, MO 65101

  Phone 573-751-5860

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Quincy

  Federal tax help in person.

  3701 East Lake Centre Dr., Quincy, IL 62305

  Phone (217) 224-8208

  Official website

An estimated 73% of the 313 restaurants with paid employees across ZIP codes 65201, 65202, 65203, 65215 and 65216 serving Columbia employ 10 or more staff under 2023 Census ZIP Code Business Patterns.

Using 2023 Census and 2022 IRS data, those ZIP codes also average an estimated 5.1 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed.

In Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, the City of Columbia Finance Department - Business License Division is the city office for local taxes and the Boone County Collector collects property tax.

Local restaurants and hotels also work with Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax) and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Quincy, while Tucker CPA handles monthly accounting.

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