Accounting and tax for Liberty 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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Liberty at a glance

• 72

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 64068 that serve Liberty

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

• 5.8

  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

• 75%

  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 Liberty hospitality businesses

• City of Liberty Finance Department

  City business tax and licenses.

  101 E. Kansas, Liberty, MO 64068

  Phone (816) 439-4450

  Official website

• Clay County Collector

  County property tax collection.

  1 Courthouse Square, Liberty, MO 64068

  Phone (816) 407-3200

  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 - Kansas City

  Federal tax help in person.

  30 W. Pershing Rd., Suite 600 (Union Station), Kansas City, MO 64108

  Phone (816) 499-7740

  Official website

How large are the restaurants around Liberty? An estimate Tucker derived from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 puts 75% of restaurants in those ZIP codes at 10 or more employees.

A second estimate, derived from Census and IRS data, is 5.8 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in the same ZIP codes.

In Clay County, Missouri, Clay County Collector collects property tax, and City of Liberty Finance Department is the city's office.

Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax) and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Kansas City are the state and federal listings. Brent Tucker, CPA, does monthly accounting that reconciles booking-channel payouts and restaurant sales to bank deposits.

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