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Accounting and tax for Columbia restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Columbia hospitality businesses in South Carolina can bring their monthly accounting to Brent Tucker, CPA. The 9 ZIP codes that serve Columbia hold 355 restaurants with paid employees (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023).
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 BrentColumbia at a glance
355
restaurants with paid employees in the 9 ZIP codes that serve Columbia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
5.1
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
58.6
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
Tax offices for Columbia hospitality businesses
City of Columbia Business License Division
City business tax and licenses.
Phone (803) 545-3345
Richland County Treasurer's Office
County property tax collection.
2020 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29204
Phone (803) 576-2250
South Carolina Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone (844) 898-8542
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Columbia
Federal tax help in person.
1835 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201
Phone (803) 312-7900
Columbia is in Richland County, South Carolina, where Richland County Treasurer's Office collects property tax. City of Columbia Business License Division is the city office for local taxes.
South Carolina Department of Revenue is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Columbia is the federal one. Tucker CPA derived 5.1 hotels per 10,000 tax returns in its ZIP codes.
It derived 58.6 restaurants per 10,000 tax returns filed in those ZIP codes, using Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data for tax year 2022.
For hotels, Brent reconciles booking-channel payouts into the books, and for restaurants he reconciles sales to the bank deposit.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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