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Restaurant Accountants in Miami, FL
Miami runs on tourism, nightlife and high-volume hospitality — a market where revenue swings hard by season. We keep Miami operators' books clean, compliant and profitable, with local knowledge of the taxes and labor rules that generalists miss.
FORCS provides restaurant accounting in Miami — handling Miami-Dade's 7% combined sales tax, the county food & beverage and resort taxes, and Florida's tip-credit and rising minimum wage rules — for restaurants across South Beach, Brickell, Wynwood and Coral Gables, alongside bookkeeping, payroll and hands-on operations support.
Why Miami, FL restaurants come to FORCS
Miami is one of the most tourism-driven restaurant markets in the country. Season, conventions, spring break and cruise traffic can double covers overnight, then just as quickly go quiet — and hurricane season adds a cash-planning problem most metros never face. From a single Little Havana counter to a South Beach group with a nightclub attached, Miami operators need an accountant who understands seasonal cash flow, high-volume service and the county's specific tax layers — not a generalist who treats every restaurant like a nine-to-five business.
Sales tax & local filings in FL
Restaurant meals in Miami-Dade County are taxed at a combined 7% — 6% Florida state sales tax plus a 1% Miami-Dade discretionary surtax. On top of that, most of the county charges a food & beverage tax: a 1% Homeless & Domestic Violence Tax on restaurants that serve alcohol on-premises with gross receipts over $400,000, plus a 2% tourist-related food & beverage layer. Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside are carved out of the county tax and instead levy their own 2% Municipal Resort Tax on food and beverage sales. We file every layer reconciled to your POS and flag exactly which taxes your address triggers.
Labor & tip rules where you operate
Florida's minimum wage is $14.00 an hour, rising to $15.00 on September 30, 2026, with a tipped minimum wage moving from $10.98 to $11.98 on the same date. Florida allows a fixed $3.02 tip credit, so qualifying employers can pay the lower cash wage as long as tips bring tipped staff to the full minimum. We handle the cash-wage-plus-tip-credit math correctly and keep your payroll aligned with each scheduled wage increase so nothing slips.
Seasonal cash-flow swings, tip-credit payroll and multi-layer county sales tax aren't theory to us — they're the everyday reality of keeping the books for high-volume, tourism-driven Miami restaurants.
Restaurant accounting built for Miami’s seasons
In Miami, the challenge isn’t just margin — it’s timing. Revenue spikes during season, conventions and spring break, then falls off a cliff in the slow months, and hurricane season forces a level of cash planning most restaurants never think about until it’s too late. An operator who spends freely at peak and gets caught short in September isn’t rare here — it’s the default failure mode.
FORCS is a Miami restaurant accounting firm serving operators from South Beach to Coral Gables. We keep GAAP-compliant books, reconcile every dollar of POS sales against your deposits, and file your sales tax and payroll with Miami-Dade’s specific layers — the 7% combined sales tax, the county food & beverage tax, and the resort tax on the beaches — built in. Just as importantly, we bring operations support — inventory, recipe costing and prime-cost tracking — so you build the off-season reserves that keep the doors open year-round.
Whether you run one room in Little Havana or a group spanning Brickell, Wynwood and the beach, we help Miami restaurants smooth the swings and keep more of what they earn.
Neighborhoods & areas we serve
- South Beach
- Brickell
- Wynwood
- Little Havana
- Coral Gables
- Downtown Miami
- Miami Beach
- Coconut Grove
- Doral
- Design District
- Edgewater
- Midtown Miami
Services in Miami, FL
Restaurant accounting services in Miami, FL
Accounting in Miami
GAAP-compliant monthly financials and P&L by location you can actually use.
Learn moreBookkeeping in Miami
Clean, POS-integrated books, reconciled and delivered on time every period.
Learn morePayroll & Tax in Miami
Tip-compliant payroll, sales tax and clean year-end prep for your CPA.
Learn more Our DifferenceOperations
Inventory, recipes and item-level mapping most accountants simply cannot do.
Learn moreConsulting
Fractional-CFO guidance on growth, financing and unit-level performance.
Learn moreAutomations
Vendor, POS and accounting integrations that kill manual data entry.
Learn moreMore than accounting
The operations support Miami, FL operators can't get from a CPA
Beyond clean books, we go inside your Miami, FL restaurant: inventory review, recipe costing and item-level mapping in your accounting software. It's how you control prime cost — not just report it after the month closes.
Explore operations supportRestaurant accounting in Miami, FL — FAQs
What sales tax do Miami restaurants charge on meals?
Prepared food and restaurant meals in Miami-Dade County are taxed at a combined 7% — 6% Florida state sales tax plus a 1% Miami-Dade discretionary surtax. We prepare and file this reconciled to your POS sales so filings are accurate and on time.
What is the Miami-Dade food & beverage tax and does my restaurant owe it?
Most of Miami-Dade charges a food & beverage tax, including a 1% Homeless & Domestic Violence Tax on restaurants serving alcohol on-premises with gross receipts over $400,000. Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside are exempt but levy a 2% Municipal Resort Tax instead. We determine exactly which layers apply to your location and file them correctly.
Do you handle tipped payroll under Florida labor law?
Yes. We manage Florida's tip credit, the $14.00 minimum wage rising to $15.00 on September 30, 2026, and the tipped-wage math for your service staff — the details that catch generic payroll providers and lead to costly back-wage claims.
Do I need to be in South Beach for you to help my restaurant?
No. We serve restaurants across South Beach, Brickell, Wynwood, Coral Gables and the wider metro. Our Miami focus means real local expertise, and virtual service means we're just as effective wherever your restaurant sits.
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