Food & Beverage
Accounting Services

We provide accounting, tax, and advisory services tailored to restaurants, food producers, and beverage businesses in and around Wisconsin.

Practical Financial Management for Bars, Cafes & Restaurants

The restaurant, food, and beverage industry is highly competitive, and restaurant owner-operators regularly face a wide range of complex challenges. At Johnson Block, our experienced team of restaurant consultants offer a complete menu of services that will help your restaurant realize its potential.

Whether you are a small independent business or a large national chain, a franchisor or a franchisee, you can count on us to make sure your business plan is sound, your financials measure up, and that your restaurant is poised to take advantage of opportunities that maximize your investment.

Insight for Every Part of Your Operation

Johnson Block has been a valued resource to the restaurant industry for decades. From accounting and tax issues to the operational aspects of running a restaurant business, our team works with owner-operators to address the wide range of financial and operational challenges they manage each day. We have in-depth knowledge of complex federal and state tax laws. We offer tax minimization ideas and structures that have been tested and proven to be successful. We also offer operational insights that can make a big difference in improving your operating margins.

Q4 tax planning: what needs to happen, and when?

09/30/2026
Q4 tax planning is not a single deadline; it’s a series of decisions that each have their own timing. Some strategies require lead time to […]

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The IRS has a new mobile app. Here’s what taxpayers can do with it.

09/30/2026
The IRS has launched a new mobile app that replaces IRS2Go, giving taxpayers quick access to refund status, payment history, tax records, IRS notices, and […]

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Fraud prevention strategies for nonprofit organizations

09/23/2026
Nonprofits are disproportionately vulnerable to occupational fraud due to small administrative teams, part-time board oversight, and heavy reliance on cash-based transactions. Asset misappropriation schemes such […]

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The Quiet Risk of State and Local Payroll Tax Reporting Gaps

09/22/2026
Payroll tax gaps often emerge when employee work locations and tax reporting fall out of sync. Learn where exposure occurs, what is at risk, and […]

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Retirement Plan Oversight: Four Ways to Reduce Risk

09/16/2026
ERISA keeps retirement plan oversight with the sponsor. Four ways fiduciaries reduce risk: form a committee, monitor your TPA, assign ownership, act fast. […]

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Form 990 filing mistakes that can undermine your nonprofit’s credibility

09/9/2026
Form 990 is more than a tax return; it’s a public document that donors, grantmakers, and regulators use to evaluate your nonprofit. Common mistakes in […]

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