Helpful Tax Tips for Restaurant Owners
If you own or operate a franchised restaurant, or are a franchisor of franchised restaurants, simply keeping your business operating smoothly is a lot of work. Food ordering, managing schedules and greeting guests, just name a few daily tasks, take time and effort. It’s easy for recordkeeping and tax planning to get placed on the metaphorical back burner.
But if you’re not careful, your restaurant or other cash-intensive franchise business could easily end up on the IRS’s hot seat. They’re often targeted for audits.
Get started putting your books in order by checking out my colleague Giselle Alexander’s fantastic article for Modern Restaurant Management. You’ll learn the importance of making timely tax payments, organizing expense documents, maintaining accurate records, keeping personal and business accounts separate and properly reporting tips.
Read the full article here.