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Accounting and tax for Apex restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
In Wake County, North Carolina, the ZIP codes 27502, 27523 and 27539 serving Apex hold 121 restaurants with paid employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps monthly books for Apex restaurants and hotels.
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 BrentApex at a glance
121
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 27502, 27523 and 27539 that serve Apex
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
66%
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 Apex hospitality businesses
Town of Apex Finance Department
City business tax and licenses.
Phone (919) 249-3311
Wake County Department of Tax Administration
County property tax collection and assessment.
301 S. McDowell St., Ste. 3800, Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone 919-856-5400
North Carolina Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
501 N Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone 1-877-252-3052
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Raleigh
Federal tax help in person.
7751 Brier Creek Pkwy, Raleigh, NC 27617
Phone (919) 850-1100
Tucker CPA estimates from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 66% of the restaurants in those ZIP codes have 10 or more employees. Wake County Department of Tax Administration both collects property tax and assesses property.
Town of Apex Finance Department is the town's office for local taxes. North Carolina Department of Revenue sits at the state level, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Raleigh at the federal level.
Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles the sales from point-of-sale, card processor and delivery apps into monthly books and handles tax planning for Apex hospitality businesses.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
GET STARTED
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