Accounting and tax for Bismarck 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

Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.

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Bismarck at a glance

• 178

  restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 58501, 58503, 58504 and 58505 that serve Bismarck

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

• 6.6

  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

• 72%

  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 Bismarck hospitality businesses

• City of Bismarck Finance Department

  City business tax and licenses.

  221 N. 5th St. Bismarck, ND 58501

  Phone (701) 355-1600

  Official website

• Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer

  County property tax collection.

  221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND 58501

  Phone (701) 222-6718

  Official website

• North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

  State tax and revenue agency.

  600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 127, Bismarck, ND 58505-0599

  Phone 701-328-7088

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Minot

  Federal tax help in person.

  100 1st Street SW, Minot, ND 58701

  Phone (701) 839-7741

  Official website

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns counts 178 restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 58501, 58503, 58504 and 58505 that serve Bismarck. By Tucker CPA's estimate, 72% of those restaurants have 10 or more employees.

Tucker CPA also derived 6.6 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in those ZIP codes.

In Burleigh County, North Dakota, the Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer collects property tax, and the City of Bismarck Finance Department is the city office for local taxes.

The North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner is the state listing, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Minot is the federal one. Brent keeps the monthly accounting current for Bismarck restaurants and hotels.

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