Seasonal Cash Flow Planner for Lodging Businesses
This Seasonal Cash Flow Planner helps lodging owners track revenue waves and see which months fund the year. Use each tab to build a clear 12-month financial view.
Is Staffing Draining Your Profit Margins?
Learn how staffing costs affect hotel and lodging profit margins, including labor benchmarks, seasonal trends, and cash flow impact.
Save on Taxes with Hotel Energy Efficiency
Find out how energy-efficient improvements in hotels may qualify for tax deductions and what steps are needed before the IRS deadline.
Why Strong Seasons Still Lead to Shortfalls
Learn why profitable seasons still lead to cash shortfalls for lodges and resorts. Understand key metrics, fixed costs, and how forecasting strengthens your off-season.
A Hotelier’s Profit Playbook
Download this guide to understand the decisions that impact your ability to stay profitable while tracking similar properties and guest expectations
What ADR and RevPAR Really Mean
While you may not be able to control seasonality, you can predict it. Understanding the critical hotel performance metrics helps owners make smarter pricing and staffing decisions.
No Tax on Tips Act Guide
Learn how the No Tax on Tips Act could impact your restaurant’s payroll, tip reporting, and employee retention in 2025. Discover what it means for you.
Crafting a Profitable Restaurant with Menu Engineering
Increase your restaurant’s profits by up to 15% with menu engineering. Optimize pricing, layout, and items to boost revenue and cut waste.
Confident Steps to Restaurant Sale Success
Thinking of selling your restaurant? Discover 8 expert-backed steps to prepare your business, increase buyer confidence, and transition successfully.
Weathering the Growing Pains of Restaurant Expansion
Expanding your restaurant? Learn how MBE CPAs can help you navigate the challenges of growth, from maintaining consistency across locations to optimizing staffing and supply chains.
The Ultimate Restaurant Accounting Toolkit
Learn key restaurant accounting strategies to manage costs and drive profitability.
Don’t Let FICA Taxes Tip the Scales
Take advantage of the FICA Tip Credit and save on payroll taxes for tipped employees. MBE CPAs provides expert guidance for restaurants to lower tax liabilities and boost profits.
What Metrics Matter for Your Restaurant
I’m Doug Gross, a partner at MBE CPAs, and I’m genuinely passionate about the restaurant industry. I’ve seen what it takes to run these places—hard work, long hours, and lots of dedication from the folks who make sure our favorite spots are up and running every day. I’ve learned many restaurant owners are passionate about growth, […]
Did You Know Real Estate Can Save on Your Restaurant Taxes?
As advisors at MBE CPAs, one of us specializing in full-service restaurants and the other in fast-casual franchises, we have seen how impactful a well-planned real estate strategy can be for restaurant owners. Whether you operate a full-service dining establishment or an expanding fast-casual concept, real estate plays an important role in both tax optimization […]
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How to Chop Taxes and Spice Up Profits in Your Restaurant
Owning a restaurant presents unique financial challenges, especially when it comes to navigating the complexities of tax season. My name is Doug Gross, and I specialize in accounting within the food industry. I aim to equip you with practical strategies that ease the tax burden and significantly improve your restaurant’s cash flow.
Planning Your Exit for Long-Term Success
Thinking of selling your business? A well-planned exit strategy maximizes your return and minimizes taxes. Learn the 5 essential steps and explore family transitions, company sales, and more to find the right exit path for you.
Joint Employer Rule Set to Take Effect
Explore the proposed bill to overturn the joint employer rule, the implications for the business community, and the collective efforts to support franchise operators and small business owners.
Best Practices to Protect Your Restaurant from Cyberattacks
If we learned anything from the NCR ransomware attack, it’s that there’s more that can go wrong in your restaurant than just order mishaps. And the most debilitating issue does not necessarily occur in the kitchen – it may be in your computer systems!