Accounting and tax for Kearney 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

Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.

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Kearney at a glance

• 101

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 68845, 68847 and 68849 that serve Kearney

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

• 12.6

  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

• 55.4

  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 Kearney hospitality businesses

• City of Kearney City Clerk

  City business tax and licenses.

  18 East 22nd Street, Kearney, NE 68848

  Phone (308) 233-3216

  Official website

• Buffalo County Treasurer

  County property tax collection.

  Phone 308.236.1250

  Official website

• Nebraska Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 402-471-5729

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Lincoln

  Federal tax help in person.

  100 Centennial Mall N., Lincoln, NE 68508

  Phone (402) 473-4680

  Official website

Monthly accounting with financial statements is what Brent Tucker, CPA, offers Kearney restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses, along with business and owner returns.

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 101 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP codes 68845, 68847 and 68849. The derived ratio for those ZIP codes is 12.6 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed.

Tucker CPA estimates that 65% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees. In Buffalo County, Nebraska, the Buffalo County Treasurer collects property tax. The City of Kearney City Clerk is the city office for local taxes.

Nebraska Department of Revenue and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Lincoln cover the state and federal levels.

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