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Accounting and tax for Short Hills restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
In Short Hills, New Jersey, Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 17 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP code 07078. Short Hills restaurants and hotels can have Brent Tucker, CPA, keep their monthly books.
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.
Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.
How we help.
Monthly accounting
Current books and financial statements.
Business and owner returns
Prepared together.
Services and starting prices.
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Monthly Accounting
From $400/moTransaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.
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Accounting + Tax + Planning
From $900/moMonthly 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.
Work directly with Brent.
Licensed CPA · 10+ years in public accounting · Member, AICPA and MICPA
Brent has served hotels, restaurants and other hospitality clients throughout his career, at a boutique firm and at a large national accounting and advisory firm.
Brent Tucker is a CPA licensed in Michigan and serves clients in other states under applicable CPA mobility provisions.
More about BrentShort Hills at a glance
17
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 07078 that serve Short Hills
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
37%
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 Short Hills hospitality businesses
Millburn Township Tax Collector
Town property tax collection.
22 East Willow St., Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone (973) 564-7084
Essex County Board of Taxation
County property assessment.
495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd, Room 230, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone (973) 395-8525
New Jersey Division of Taxation
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 609-292-6400
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Springfield
Federal tax help in person.
955 S. Springfield Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone (908) 301-2112
Short Hills is unincorporated; the Township of Millburn handles local property tax.
Short Hills is an unincorporated community in the Township of Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey. Tucker CPA estimates that 37% of the restaurants in ZIP code 07078 have 10 or more employees, an estimate derived from the Census count.
The Millburn Township Tax Collector collects property tax, and property assessment sits with the Essex County Board of Taxation. The state listing is the New Jersey Division of Taxation, and the federal listing is IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Springfield.
Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles sales into monthly books and prepares business and owner returns together for Short Hills restaurants and hotels.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
Tell us a little about your business or situation, and Brent will reply personally. No office visit needed — meetings are by phone or video, wherever you’re based.
Call 888-762-4370 · Email brent@brenttuckercpa.com · Prefer to pick a time? Book a consultation online