Haddon Avenue Bookkeeping for Collingswood's Food and Shop Scene

Without alcohol sales, your revenue mix is mostly food and non-alcoholic beverages, which simplifies sales tax categories. Some BYOB restaurants charge corkage or glassware fees, which may need separate treatment. We review how you charge for these items and record them consistently.

Many restaurants count key items weekly and complete a full count monthly. Regular counts let us calculate accurate food cost percentages. Without counts, food cost is only an estimate based on purchases, which can swing widely month to month. We can provide a simple count sheet organized by storage area.

Generally, commissions and service fees charged by delivery platforms are ordinary business expenses. Recording them separately from sales, rather than netting them, ensures they are captured for your tax preparer and lets you measure the true cost of the delivery channel.

Yes. We prepare business plans with build-out budgets, staffing schedules and revenue ramps based on your existing location's performance, and we help assemble documents for SBA loan applications. Lenders make approval decisions, but solid data from your first restaurant strengthens the case.

No. Most Collingswood owners meet with us by video between lunch and dinner service, or early in the morning before prep begins. Invoices and reports move through a secure portal. If you prefer an in-person sit-down, we can schedule one at our Old Bridge office.