Accounting and tax for Wilmington 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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Wilmington at a glance

• 401

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 28403, 28405, 28409 and 28412 that serve Wilmington

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

• 54.6

  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

• 70%

  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 Wilmington hospitality businesses

• City of Wilmington Finance & Budget Department

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone 910.341.7822

  Official website

• New Hanover County Tax Collections Division (Tax Department)

  County property tax collection and assessment.

  230 Government Center Drive, Suite 190, Wilmington, NC 28403

  Phone (910) 798-7300

  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 - Wilmington

  Federal tax help in person.

  3340 Jaeckle Drive, Suite 103, Wilmington, NC 28403

  Phone (910) 254-5198

  Official website

Tucker CPA derived 54.6 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns filed in the ZIP codes that serve Wilmington. The inputs are Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data for tax year 2022.

It estimates that 70% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees. New Hanover County Tax Collections Division (Tax Department) collects property tax and assesses property for New Hanover County.

City of Wilmington Finance & Budget Department is the city office for local taxes, North Carolina Department of Revenue is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Wilmington is the federal one.

Brent produces monthly accounting and financial statements for Wilmington hospitality businesses.

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