Restaurant CPA in Los Angeles
A busy dining room and steady delivery orders do not show the complete result. POS sales, platform commissions, tips, service charges, food purchases, payroll, sales tax, and merchant deposits need to agree before the numbers can guide a decision.
Accounting and tax support built around restaurant operations
Monthly bookkeeping and cleanup
Bank, card, merchant, POS, delivery, payroll, loan, vendor, and sales-tax reconciliation; financial statements; and cleanup of unsupported prior balances.
California sales-tax support
Reconciliation of POS categories and other taxable activity to filed returns, seller-permit support, and filing services within the approved scope.
Payroll and year-end reporting
Payroll setup and processing, POS tip coordination, employer filings, year-end forms, and reconciliation to the general ledger within the agreed engagement.
Business and owner tax
Federal and California return preparation and planning coordinated with the books, equipment purchases, payroll, and known operating changes, with entity and S-corporation review when relevant.
California food-sales tax depends on what was sold and how
Hot prepared food, cold items, meals, takeout, delivery, mandatory charges, catering, and other transactions do not all follow one shortcut. We map POS categories and source reports to the CDTFA Tax Guide for Restaurant Owners and document questions requiring agency or legal interpretation.
Tip and service-charge reporting also depends on the actual arrangement. When federal restaurant reporting requirements may apply, we review the operation and current IRS instructions before adding forms or calculations to the engagement.
Official guidance relevant to restaurant operations
Businesses this page is designed for
- Independent restaurants
- Cafes and coffee shops
- Bakeries
- Quick-service restaurants
- Caterers and food trucks
- Franchise and multi-location operators