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Accounting and tax for Salem restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles the sales of Salem hospitality businesses in Virginia into monthly books. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 identifies 71 restaurants with paid employees in ZIP code 24153, which serves Salem.
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 BrentSalem at a glance
71
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP code 24153 that serve Salem
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
9.6
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
65%
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 Salem hospitality businesses
Salem Commissioner of the Revenue
City business tax and licenses.
114 North Broad Street, City Hall, Salem, VA 24153
Phone 540-375-3019
Salem City Treasurer
County property tax collection.
114 North Broad Street, City Hall, Salem, VA 24153
Phone 540-375-3024
Virginia Tax Customer Service for Businesses (Virginia Department of Taxation)
State tax and revenue agency.
1957 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23230
Phone 804.367.8037
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Roanoke
Federal tax help in person.
210 1st St. SW, Suite 100, Roanoke, VA 24011
Phone (540) 767-7410
If you run a restaurant or hotel in Salem, Virginia, the Salem Commissioner of the Revenue is the city office for local taxes. The Salem City Treasurer, listed at the county level for Salem city, collects property tax.
Virginia Tax Customer Service for Businesses (Virginia Department of Taxation) and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Roanoke are listed for the state and federal levels.
Tucker estimates 9.6 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in the ZIP codes that serve Salem, and an estimated 65% of the restaurants in ZIP code 24153 have 10 or more employees.
Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares business and owner returns together for Salem hospitality businesses.
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