Miami · Payroll & Tax
Restaurant Payroll & Tax in Miami, FL
FORCS handles restaurant payroll and tax in Miami — Florida's tip credit, the $14.00 minimum wage rising to $15.00 on September 30, 2026, tipped-wage calculations, and Miami-Dade's 7% sales tax filing reconciled to your POS.
Miami runs on tipped, high-turnover, seasonal staff, and Florida's wage floor is on a scheduled climb — $14.00 an hour today, $15.00 on September 30, 2026, with the tipped minimum moving from $10.98 to $11.98. The fixed $3.02 tip credit means the cash-wage math changes at every step, and getting it wrong across a big service team turns into expensive back-wage exposure fast.
Payroll is where Miami restaurants carry the most avoidable risk. Florida’s minimum wage is climbing — $14.00 an hour today, $15.00 on September 30, 2026 — with the tipped minimum rising from $10.98 to $11.98 on the same date and a fixed $3.02 tip credit that has to be applied correctly for every tipped employee, every shift. One misconfigured tip credit, multiplied across a big seasonal staff, becomes a real liability.
FORCS runs Miami restaurant payroll and tax the right way: tip-compliant, integrated with your POS and scheduling, and reconciled straight into your books. We also file your 7% Miami-Dade sales tax plus any county food & beverage or resort tax, and keep your year-end clean for your CPA — so payroll and tax stop being a source of risk and start being one less thing to worry about.
We run tip-compliant payroll and multi-layer sales-tax filings for Miami restaurants every pay cycle.
What's included
- Payroll processing. Accurate, on-time payroll across hourly, salaried and tipped staff, integrated with your POS and scheduling.
- Tips & tip-credit management. Tip reporting, tip-credit calculations and allocated tips handled correctly to keep you compliant.
- Labor & benefits reporting. Labor cost broken out by location and role so you can manage your second-biggest expense.
- Sales tax & filings. Sales tax and applicable local filings prepared and filed on schedule so you avoid penalties.
- Payroll tax compliance. Federal, state and local payroll taxes calculated, withheld and remitted correctly.
- Year-end tax prep for your CPA. Clean, organized year-end financials handed off so your CPA can focus on strategy.
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Payroll & Tax in Miami — FAQs
What is the tipped minimum wage in Miami?
Florida's tipped minimum wage is $10.98 an hour, rising to $11.98 on September 30, 2026, based on a fixed $3.02 tip credit against the full minimum wage. We handle the cash-wage-plus-tips calculation correctly every payroll and adjust at each scheduled increase.
Is Florida's minimum wage still going up?
Yes. Florida's minimum wage reaches $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, the final step of the voter-approved increases, after which it adjusts for inflation. We keep your payroll aligned with each change so you stay compliant automatically.
Do you file my Miami restaurant's sales tax?
Yes. We prepare and file Miami-Dade's 7% combined sales tax on your prepared-food sales, plus any county food & beverage or resort tax your address triggers, reconciled to your POS and on schedule.
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