Accounting and tax for Asheville 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.

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  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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Asheville at a glance

• 549

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805 and 28806 that serve Asheville

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

• 15.2

  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

• 82.1

  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 Asheville hospitality businesses

• City of Asheville Finance and Management Services

  City business tax and licenses.

  70 Court Plaza, 4th Floor, Asheville, NC 28801

  Phone (828) 259-5598

  Official website

• Buncombe County Tax Department (County Assessor)

  County property assessment.

  182 College St., Asheville, NC 28801

  Phone (828) 250-4920

  Official website

• North Carolina Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  501 N Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27604

  Phone 1-877-252-3052

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Greenville

  Federal tax help in person.

  440 Roper Mountain Rd., Greenville, SC 29615

  Phone (864) 286-7095

  Official website

What do the numbers say about hospitality businesses in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina? Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 549 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP codes 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805 and 28806.

Tucker CPA derived 82.1 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes, and 15.2 hotels per 10,000 tax returns, and estimates that 65% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees.

The Buncombe County Tax Department (County Assessor) assesses property, and the City of Asheville Finance and Management Services is the city office for local taxes.

North Carolina Department of Revenue is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Greenville the federal one.

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