Accounting and tax for Schenectady 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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Schenectady at a glance

• 139

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 12304, 12305, 12307, 12308 and 12309 that serve Schenectady

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

• 39%

  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 Schenectady hospitality businesses

• City of Schenectady Finance Department

  City business tax and licenses.

  105 Jay Street, Room 103 Schenectady, NY 12305

  Phone 518-382-5199

  Official website

• Schenectady County Department of Finance

  County property tax collection.

  620 State Street, 3rd Floor Schenectady, NY 12305

  Phone (518) 388-4260

  Official website

• New York State Department of Taxation and Finance - Sales tax telephone assistance (businesses)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone (518) 485-2889

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Albany

  Federal tax help in person.

  Phone (518) 427-4250

  Official website

The City of Schenectady Finance Department is the city office for local taxes, and the Schenectady County Department of Finance collects property tax in Schenectady County, New York.

The state listing is the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance - Sales tax telephone assistance (businesses), and the federal listing is the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Albany.

Tucker estimates that 39% of the restaurants in those ZIP codes have 10 or more employees.

Brent Tucker, CPA, matches restaurant sales to the bank deposit each month and prepares the business return together with each owner's return for Schenectady restaurants and hotels.

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