Accountants for restaurants, bars and hotels.
Tronc, complex payroll, tight cost lines and thin margins, handled by people who know how the industry runs.
Where founders in your sector get stuck
Tronc and tip distribution
A tronc has to be genuinely independent of the business to work as intended, so we set the scheme up and document it in a way that satisfies the rules while still being something your team understands.
Multi-site payroll at scale
Variable hours, tronc payments, holiday pay calculations and high staff turnover make hospitality payroll one of the more demanding runs there is, and it has to be right every period.
Cost of sales discipline
Margins here are thin enough that food and beverage costs need watching weekly, because a couple of points of creep across a quarter takes most of the profit with it.
Industry-specific tax expertise
- Tronc schemes and the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act
- VAT on food and drink across standard, reduced and zero rates
- Capital allowances on fit-outs and equipment
- Payroll for variable-hours and tronc workers
- Employment allowance and the apprenticeship levy
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Common questions
Can you set up a compliant tronc?
Yes, including appointing the troncmaster, drafting the scheme rules and integrating the payments into your payroll so the tax treatment follows automatically each period.
Do you handle multi-site groups?
Yes, and that usually means consolidated management accounts alongside a comparable view of each venue, so you can see which sites are carrying the group.
Do you understand the tipping rules?
Yes, and we'll review your existing arrangements against the current allocation of tips legislation, which changed what employers can and can't do with service charges.