High card volume
Thousands of card transactions a week settle in batches, net of fees, often a day or two after service.
Restaurants · Midtown Manhattan Office
Restaurant Accounting and Payroll for NYC and North Jersey
From our office at 12 East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan: bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, POS deposits and location reporting working from the same numbers.
Our office: 12 East 49th Street, 18th Floor, Midtown Manhattan · Serving businesses since 1985
A typical week we reconcile
- POS sales by location and revenue center
- Card batches and processor fees
- DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub payouts
- Weekly payroll, tips and tax deposits
- NY and NJ sales-tax collected
Where High-Volume Restaurant Books Break Down
Three or four delivery apps
Each platform pays on its own cycle with its own commission, promotion and fee lines.
Large, shifting staff
Weekly payroll with multiple rates, reported tips and frequent hires and departures.
More than one location
Owners need each site's labor and profit, not just a single combined total.
Two states' sales tax
Groups operating on both sides of the Hudson must keep each state's liability separate and reconciled.
From Register to Location P&L
- POS Sales
- Processor and App Settlements
- Bank Deposits
- Payroll and Sales Tax
- Location Reporting
- Daily or weekly POS-to-deposit reconciliation for high-volume sites
- Merchant-processor and delivery-platform settlement accounting
- Weekly payroll with reported tips and multiple pay rates
- Sales-tax liability reconciliation by state
- Location, consolidated and management reporting
- Business tax preparation coordinated with the books
Payroll support covers administration and accounting; wage, tip-pooling and scheduling policies remain the employer's responsibility.
Pricing Starting Point
Engagements for NYC and North Jersey restaurants generally start around $1,250 per month per location. Multi-site groups are priced on locations, volume and reporting needs. This is a starting point, not a quote; scope is confirmed after a review.
See service levelsWhy Evening Star
- Serving clients since 1985
- Bookkeeping, payroll and tax under one relationship
- Meetings at 12 East 49th Street, New York, NY
- Secure remote service across North Jersey
- Published in CPA Practice Advisor
NYC and North Jersey Questions
Can we meet in person in Manhattan?
Yes. Meetings can be arranged at our NYC location, 12 East 49th Street in Midtown. Most day-to-day work happens remotely through secure document exchange.
Do you have a New Jersey office?
No. We serve North Jersey restaurants remotely, with NYC meetings available when helpful.
Can you handle both New York and New Jersey sales tax?
We reconcile sales-tax liabilities to the books and POS for each state where the restaurant collects tax and support filing under the applicable requirements.
We run several locations on one POS. Can you split reporting?
Yes. We use the POS's location or revenue-center data to report each site separately, then combine them for group reporting.
How quickly can the monthly close happen?
Timing depends on when bank, processor, delivery and payroll data become available. Higher-volume groups often add more frequent deposit reconciliation between closes.
What does it cost?
Engagements generally start around $1,250 per month per location, rising with volume, locations and scope. We confirm pricing after reviewing your systems.
More detail on the full service: Restaurant Accounting.
Multi-location groups often start with tips, overtime and location labor — see restaurant payroll — or with POS deposits and delivery settlements that never matched the bank, covered in restaurant bookkeeping and POS reconciliation.
Systems Restaurants Already Use
We work with the systems New York City 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
Meet With Evening Star at 12 East 49th Street
Owners and managers who prefer to sit down with their accounting team can meet at our Midtown office. Day-to-day work continues securely through document exchange, system access and scheduled calls.
Evening Star — NYC Office
12 East 49th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10017
- Meetings by appointment in Midtown Manhattan
- Restaurants across the five boroughs and North Jersey
- Secure remote service between meetings
- Serving businesses since 1985
Request a Restaurant Accounting Review
Tell us how your restaurant currently handles bookkeeping, payroll, POS reporting and sales tax. You do not need to diagnose the accounting problem before contacting us.
- 1. Contact
- 2. Your restaurant
- 3. Systems and needs