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Accounting and tax for Bellingham restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses
Bellingham restaurants and hotels in Washington can bring their books to Brent Tucker, CPA, by phone or video. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 309 restaurants in ZIP codes 98225, 98226 and 98229.
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 BrentBellingham at a glance
309
restaurants with paid employees in the ZIP codes 98225, 98226 and 98229 that serve Bellingham
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
5.2
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
Tax offices for Bellingham hospitality businesses
City of Bellingham Finance Department (Business and Occupation Taxes)
City business tax and licenses.
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone (360) 778-8012
Washington State Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 360-705-6705
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bellingham
Federal tax help in person.
2200 Rimland Dr Suite 350, Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone (360) 752-4361
Tucker CPA derives an estimate of 5.2 hotels per 10,000 tax returns filed in the ZIP codes that serve Bellingham, from Census and IRS data. Bellingham is in Whatcom County, Washington.
City of Bellingham Finance Department (Business and Occupation Taxes) is the city's office for local taxes. Washington State Department of Revenue sits at the state level, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bellingham at the federal level.
Brent Tucker, CPA, reconciles booking-channel payouts and restaurant sales into monthly books for Bellingham hospitality businesses and prepares the business and owner returns together.
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