Industry ยท Restaurants

Reconcile restaurant activity beyond the bank deposit.

Bring POS reports, delivery payouts, tips, fees, refunds, and operating expenses into one monthly review.

Industry workflow

Daily activity creates monthly reconciliation pressure.

Restaurant books drift when payment channels, delivery platforms, and cash activity are treated as simple deposits.

Collect settlement reports

Gather POS batches, delivery statements, bank activity, invoices, and payroll summaries.

Rebuild the gross-to-net bridge

Separate sales, sales tax, tips, refunds, discounts, and merchant fees.

Code operating spend

Apply consistent treatment to food cost, supplies, utilities, repairs, and software.

Review anomalies

Surface missing batches, duplicate deposits, unusual refunds, and unsupported cash activity.

Close by location

Prepare approved entries and unresolved-item summaries for each entity or location.

Industry controls

The bookkeeping details that matter in this operating model.

01

POS reconciliation

Connect sales activity to settlement batches and bank deposits.

02

Delivery platforms

Separate commission, advertising, adjustments, and payout timing.

03

Tips and payroll

Keep collected tips and payroll-related liabilities visible.

04

Merchant fees

Record payment processing costs rather than netting them invisibly.

05

Food and supplies

Apply consistent vendor rules while preserving exceptions.

06

Location reporting

Support clean comparison across restaurants or operating units.

Expected outcome

A close that explains the deposit.

Owners and reviewers can see how operating activity became accounting results, without reconstructing every settlement by hand.

See how Simple Tax AI can fit your restaurants workflow.

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