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Accounting and tax for Hickory restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Tucker CPA estimates from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 69% of the restaurants in ZIP codes 28601 and 28602 have 10 or more employees. In Hickory, North Carolina, Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps hospitality books current each month.
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 BrentHickory at a glance
227
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 28601 and 28602 that serve Hickory
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
59.9
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
69%
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 Hickory hospitality businesses
City of Hickory Finance/Accounting
City business tax and licenses.
76 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone (828) 323-7417
Catawba County Tax Office
County property tax collection and assessment.
25 Government Drive, Newton, NC 28658
Phone (828) 465-8414
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 - Charlotte
Federal tax help in person.
10715 David Taylor Dr., Suite 1-300, Five Resource Square, Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone (704) 548-4100
That 69% is an estimate, not a published count, and it applies to the 227 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP codes 28601 and 28602.
The same data set gives a derived ratio of 59.9 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns filed in those ZIP codes. Catawba County is the county for Hickory, North Carolina. City of Hickory Finance/Accounting is the city office for local taxes.
Catawba County Tax Office collects property tax and assesses property. North Carolina Department of Revenue is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Charlotte is the federal one. Brent keeps monthly accounting current for hospitality businesses in Hickory.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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.
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