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Financial partners for Restaurants businesses
Restaurants run on thin margins and high daily volume. POS sales, delivery-app payouts, tips and food costs all have to reconcile before a P&L means anything — and weekly visibility matters more than a year-end summary.
What makes Restaurants finances different
POS and delivery payouts
Daily POS batches and delivery-platform payouts arrive net of fees and refunds. Each needs to be grossed up so sales and fees are both visible.
Tips and payroll
Card tips flow through the business to staff. They must be tracked separately from revenue and match payroll.
Food and beverage cost
Food and liquor purchases, tracked consistently by period, are the core of prime-cost reporting.
Sales tax
Prepared food and alcohol are commonly taxable; collected sales tax is a liability, not income.
Numbers worth watching
- Prime cost (food + labor) %
- Delivery-platform fees as % of sales
- Weekly sales vs. prior year
- Sales tax collected vs. remitted
Common software we match on
FAQ
- Can bookkeepers work from my POS reports?
- Yes. Most restaurant bookkeepers reconcile POS daily summaries and processor deposits rather than individual tickets.
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