Accounting and tax for Joplin 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.

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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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Joplin at a glance

• 185

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 64801 and 64804 that serve Joplin

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

• 5.9

  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

• 57.5

  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

• 66%

  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 Joplin hospitality businesses

• Joplin Finance Department (business licenses)

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone (417) 624-0820

  Official website

• Jasper County Collector of Revenue (Real Estate)

  County property tax collection.

  Phone 417-358-0411

  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 - Joplin

  Federal tax help in person.

  2011 E. 32nd St 2nd FLR, Joplin, MO 64804

  Phone (417) 206-5052

  Official website

Four offices are listed for Joplin restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses, and Jasper County, Missouri, holds one of them. Joplin Finance Department (business licenses) is the city office for local taxes.

Jasper County Collector of Revenue (Real Estate) collects property tax. Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax) is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Joplin is the federal one.

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 185 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP codes 64801 and 64804. By Tucker CPA's estimate, 66% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees. Brent prepares business and owner returns together.

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