Tax Preparation Guide for Restaurateurs

Running a restaurant is hard work. Tax season shouldn’t be.
by Deborah Findling Dec 09, 2025 — 1 min read
Tax Preparation Guide for Restaurateurs

What’s inside

  • A tax season checklist designed specifically for restaurants
  • Deductions many restaurateurs miss 
  • The difference between cash and accrual accounting — and which fits your business best
  • Quarterly tax deadlines for food and beverage businesses
  • Pro tips for choosing the right accountant for your restaurant
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Between payroll, suppliers, tips, and daily operations, restaurateurs already have many responsibilities on their plates. This free guide breaks down everything you need to know to make tax season simpler. From tracking food costs and payroll to finding deductions unique to the restaurant industry.

Whether you run a food truck, café, or full-service restaurant, this Tax Preparation Guide for Restaurateurs walks you through some best practices for bookkeeping, tip reporting, quarterly payments, and more — so you can keep more of what you earn and spend less time buried in paperwork.

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Deborah Findling
Deborah Findling is an Executive Managing Editor at Square. She also writes about investment, finance, accounting and other existing and emerging payment methods and technologies.

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