Bookkeeping and register reconciliation
Each month we tie register and card-processor reports to what reached the bank, record fees properly and keep the books current.
Capital Region Restaurants · Schoharie Headquarters
Restaurant Bookkeeping and Payroll for the Capital Region
One team at our Schoharie headquarters for restaurant bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax and financial reporting — serving restaurants across Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and the towns in between.
Headquarters: 107 Prospect Street, Schoharie · Serving businesses since 1985 · Visits by arrangement
Sound Familiar?
Independent restaurants, taverns, cafés, caterers and breweries around Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and the smaller towns in between tend to run lean. These are the issues we hear most.
- The owner does the books at night after closing, and they're months behind.
- Summer and holiday staffing swings make payroll hard to keep straight.
- Card deposits and the register never quite agree, and nobody knows why.
- Sales-tax returns are filed, but the liability on the books doesn't match.
- The accountant only sees the numbers once a year at tax time.
What We Take Off Your Plate
Payroll and employee reporting
Weekly or biweekly payroll, reported tips, seasonal hires, W-2s and payroll-tax filings, handled by the same team that keeps the books.
Sales-tax support
Quarterly or monthly New York sales-tax liability reconciled to the books before returns are filed.
Plain-English monthly reports
A short monthly package: sales, labor, purchases, profit and cash — the figures an owner actually checks.
Cleanup and transition
Catching up past months, then moving to a steady monthly routine, including taking over from a previous bookkeeper or payroll service.
We handle payroll administration and accounting. Tip-pooling, wage and leave policies are set by the employer with appropriate legal guidance.
What It Costs to Start
Most restaurant engagements begin around $1,250 per month per location, covering the core monthly work. Cleanup of past months is quoted separately once we've seen the records. Nothing is billed until a written engagement is agreed.
Compare service levelsA Local Firm With a Long History
- Headquarters at 107 Prospect Street, Schoharie
- Serving clients since 1985
- Books, payroll and taxes with one team
- Visits by arrangement; secure file sharing in between
- Published in CPA Practice Advisor
Capital Region Questions
Are you local to the Capital Region?
Our headquarters is at 107 Prospect Street in Schoharie. We work with restaurants across the surrounding counties, in person when useful and through secure remote service day to day.
We're a small café. Is this too much for us?
Not necessarily. Smaller operations often start with monthly bookkeeping, payroll and sales-tax reconciliation, and add reporting as they grow. We'll tell you honestly if the fit isn't right.
Our books are a year behind. Where do we start?
With a cleanup scoped to the months affected and the records available, followed by a regular monthly routine. Cleanup is priced after we see the records.
Our business is seasonal. Can payroll flex with it?
Yes. Payroll handles seasonal hiring and layoffs, and monthly reports make slower months easier to plan for.
Can you work with our current bookkeeper or payroll company?
Yes. We can take over a piece of the work, or all of it, and coordinate the handoff.
What does it cost?
Restaurant engagements generally start around $1,250 per month per location. Your scope and price are confirmed after a review, not before.
The full picture of our restaurant work: Restaurant Accounting.
If staff pay and tip reporting are the pressure point, start with restaurant payroll. If card deposits, delivery payouts and sales tax never quite line up, see restaurant bookkeeping and POS reconciliation.
Systems Restaurants Already Use
We work with the systems Capital Region restaurants already run on. Platform names are examples of what we commonly see in restaurant books — not partnerships or endorsements.
Point of sale
- Toast
- Square
- Clover
- Other common POS systems
Bookkeeping
- QuickBooks Online
- Other accounting platforms
Payroll
- ADP
- Paychex
- Gusto
- Other payroll providers
Delivery
- DoorDash
- Uber Eats
- Grubhub
- Direct online ordering
Visit Us at 107 Prospect Street, Schoharie
Stop by our headquarters to sit down with the team that keeps your books and payroll. Day-to-day work continues securely through document exchange, system access and scheduled calls.
Evening Star Bookkeeping Service Inc
107 Prospect Street
Schoharie, NY 12157
- Meetings by appointment at our headquarters
- Serving Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and surrounding counties
- Secure remote service between visits
- Serving businesses since 1985
Discuss Your Restaurant Accounting
A few questions about your restaurant and how the books and payroll are handled today. We'll call or email to talk it through.
- 1. Contact
- 2. Your restaurant
- 3. Systems and needs