Accounting and tax for Missoula 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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Missoula at a glance

• 204

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 59801, 59802, 59808 and 59812 that serve Missoula

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

• 9.2

  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

• 53.8

  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

• 78%

  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 Missoula hospitality businesses

• City of Missoula Permit & Business Licensing Coordinators (Community Planning, Development & Innovation)

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone (406) 552-6060

  Official website

• Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer (Taxes & Vehicles)

  County property tax collection.

  200 W. Broadway, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, Missoula, MT 59802

  Phone (406) 258-4747

  Official website

• Montana Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone (406) 444-6900

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Missoula

  Federal tax help in person.

  2681 Palmer St. Suite F, Missoula, MT 59808

  Phone (406) 728-9127

  Official website

Missoula lies in Missoula County, Montana, where Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 204 restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes that serve it.

A ratio derived by Tucker shows 53.8 restaurants and 9.2 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in those ZIP codes.

City of Missoula Permit & Business Licensing Coordinators (Community Planning, Development & Innovation) is the city office for local taxes, and Missoula County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer (Taxes & Vehicles) collects property tax.

Montana Department of Revenue is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Missoula is the federal one. Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles sales into monthly financial statements for Missoula hospitality businesses.

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