Accounting and auditing for hospitality businesses is unique. The impact of amenities, revenue and expense allocation, room rates and more all need to be considered in financial reporting. PBMares understands what makes accounting for hospitality clients different, and can help you produce clear financial records to make better business decisions. In addition, PBMares can also assist with:

• Audits, compilations, and reviews
• Accounting staffing and training
• Accounting systems design
• Benchmarking and KPIs

Do you know what internal controls to have in place to mitigate fraud and maximize efficiency? We do. From installing cameras in food and beverage to separating check writing from invoice approval, we can help streamline your organization’s internal controls and customize a solution to meet your needs.

Achieving growth through capital investments can be done using debt instruments and reinvesting revenue. When you need outside financing, PBMares can assist your hotel, club or restaurant with finding funding sources, preparing documents and negotiating financing terms.

Bringing on a new partner, selling assets, settling disputes and exit planning all require the help of a skilled business valuation expert. Members of PBMares’ staff hold the Accredited Business Valuation (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and understand the nuances of hospitality transactions. PBMares can assist with:

• Ownership interests
• Buy-sell agreements
• Shareholder disputes
• Estate and gift tax planning
• Stock options
• Intangible assets and goodwill

Hospitality businesses are at an increased risk for cyber-crime like phishing scams, malware and spyware. Your customers and members rely on you to protect their information. PBMares’ cybersecurity specialists can conduct information security audits, IT strategic planning, infrastructure assessment and more.

Whether your goal as an owner of a hospitality business is to pass your business to the next generation, sell it to fund your retirement or integrate business and personal wealth into a long-term wealth management plan, PBMares can help. There are many variables to consider and the tax consequences of your estate planning decisions will be left to the next generation. Make the right estate and succession planning decisions with PBMares.

In few other industries is forecasting as important as hospitality. PBMares can model revenue projections, analyze and benchmark KPIs, assist with cash flow management and more. The key to a promising future is in today’s numbers.

When disputes arise, rely on our expert guidance and industry experience. With a background in law as well as accounting, we provide litigation support through arbitration, expert witness testimony, forensic accounting and valuation reports for use in court.

Knowing your industry’s KPIs is our business. PBMares will compare your hospitality organization’s performance to industry standards and provide recommendations for improvements. Our operations analysis will give you the tools and information to make decisions for the future.

If you’re unsure whether payroll fraud is happening or you simply want to check payroll procedures, we can help conduct payroll audits. For payroll processing, Pathway Accounting Services is an excellent outsourced accounting solution.

What does life look like after managing a hospitality business? Whether you know the answer to this question or need help finding your ideal future, you’ll need help getting there. PBMares helps owners and executives of hospitality businesses plan for retirement through budgeting and forecasting, investment management, lifetime wealth management and retirement plan management.

Hospitality businesses see a significant amount of cash move through the business every day. Multiple staff have access to extremely sensitive confidential member and guest information. What is your plan for safeguarding your assets and protecting data? Through Artifice Forensic Financial Services, a PBMares affiliate, we can help you mitigate, detect and resolve theft and fraud.

Receiving a letter from the IRS or a local or state tax authority can be stressful. Not responding is the worst course of action; on the other hand, working with experts in hospitality taxation is among the best. PBMares helps hospitality businesses manage their tax obligations at the local, state, and federal level, including representation before the IRS and other taxing authorities. If your company is the subject of an audit, let PBMares negotiate on your behalf.

More than annual tax returns, taxation for hospitality businesses is complex and unique. There are tax implications of ownership structures, strategic transactions, revenue and expense allocation and more. The PBMares tax team views tax planning and business planning as one.