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Accounting and tax for Kent restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Portage County, Ohio, is the county for Kent, where ZIP code areas 44240 and 44243 include 109 restaurants that have paid employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, handles reconciliations and monthly accounting for Kent 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.
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.
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 BrentKent at a glance
109
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 44240 and 44243 that serve Kent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
63.8
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
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 Kent hospitality businesses
City of Kent Income Tax Division
City business tax and licenses.
319 S. Water St., Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone (330) 678-8103
Portage County Treasurer's Office
County property tax collection.
449 S. Meridian Street, 1st Floor, Ravenna, OH 44266
Phone (330) 297-3586
Ohio Department of Taxation (Business Tax, general business line)
State tax and revenue agency.
4485 Northland Ridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229
Phone (888) 405-4039
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Akron
Federal tax help in person.
2 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44308
Phone (330) 319-9800
The City of Kent Income Tax Division is the listed local-tax office, and in Portage County property tax is collected through the Portage County Treasurer's Office.
The state listing is the Ohio Department of Taxation (Business Tax, general business line), and the federal listing is the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Akron.
Tucker derived an estimate from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 72% of restaurants across those ZIP codes employ 10 or more people.
Tucker also derived a ratio of 63.8 restaurants for every 10,000 tax returns filed from the same ZIP codes, using Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income data for tax year 2022.
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