For Food & Hospitality
Food trucks, restaurants, caterers, kitchens, and franchise operators, in every state. Tips, sales tax, payroll, food cost, and equipment make this one of the most tax-complex industries there is. We carry that weight so the kitchen doesn't have to.
Prepared-food sales tax. Tipped employees. Food cost that moves weekly. Equipment that costs more than a car. A strong Friday can hide a losing month, and every one of those moving parts shows up on a return eventually.
In this industry, tax mistakes don't nibble. They bite.
Sumvera keeps every piece current and compliant. Sales tax filed on time. Tips and payroll reported right. Food cost tracked so pricing decisions are real. And equipment purchases planned for the tax outcome, not just the menu.
Every item below comes up in your industry constantly. If it's on this list, we've planned for it.
Prepared-food sales tax rules vary by state, and we handle them wherever you operate: collected correctly, filed on schedule, across the window, the register, and the delivery apps.
Tipped employees carry specific reporting rules. We set up payroll so tips, wages, and withholding are handled correctly from day one.
COGS that reflects reality, so your menu pricing and your tax return are both built on real numbers.
Trucks, ovens, refrigeration. Big purchases have tax timing choices. We plan them before you buy, not after.
Cash-heavy sales reported correctly protect you in an audit and build the income record lenders want when it's time for the second location.
Second truck, second location, a franchise agreement, partners coming in. Franchise operators carry their own layer: royalty and franchise fees treated correctly, multi-unit books, and multi-state filings as territories grow. We structure the entity and the taxes around where this is going.
Unfiled years, back taxes, notices, audits. It's more common than anyone admits out loud, and it's fixable. As a federally licensed Enrolled Agent, we represent you directly before the IRS and handle it start to finish. No judgment. Just resolution, then a plan so it doesn't happen again.
See the full process →Yes. Employers have reporting and withholding responsibilities for tipped employees. We set up the payroll process so it's handled automatically and correctly.
Business equipment is generally deductible, and there are timing choices about how fast. The right answer depends on your profit picture, and we plan it with you before the purchase.
They report your gross sales, which rarely match your deposits after fees. We reconcile the 1099s to the real numbers so you're not taxed on money the apps kept.
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