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Accounting and tax for Upper Montclair restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Upper Montclair hospitality businesses in New Jersey sit in ZIP code 07043 (Montclair), which holds 35 restaurants with paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps their monthly accounting current.
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.
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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 BrentUpper Montclair at a glance
35
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 07043 (Montclair) that serve Upper Montclair
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
63.4
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
43%
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 Upper Montclair hospitality businesses
Montclair Township Tax Collector
Town property tax collection.
205 Claremont Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone (973) 509-4921
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 - Paterson
Federal tax help in person.
200 Federal Plaza, Paterson, NJ 07505
Phone (973) 653-2676
Upper Montclair is unincorporated; the Township of Montclair handles local property tax.
Upper Montclair is an unincorporated community in the Township of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey. Tucker estimates that 43% of restaurants there have 10 or more employees.
A derived ratio of 63.4 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns filed in ZIP code 07043 comes from Census and IRS data. The Montclair Township Tax Collector collects property tax. For assessments, the listing is the Essex County Board of Taxation.
The New Jersey Division of Taxation and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Paterson cover the state and federal levels. Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares business and owner returns for restaurants and hotels here.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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