The key issues
Several VAT rates
Eat-in, takeaway, delivery, alcohol: one receipt can combine several rates. Correct till settings avoid errors.
Food and staff costs
A few points of margin make the difference at year end; tracking them helps adjust the menu in time.
Hospitality payroll
The HCR collective agreement, meals, overtime, extras and public holidays: payroll with its own rules.
Tills and cash
Compliant till software, daily receipts, card and delivery platform payments to reconcile.
What we can take care of, à la carte
Accounting and tax
- Bookkeeping or review, annual accounts
- Multi-rate VAT returns
- Checks on receipts and discounts
- Tourist tax and accommodation obligations
Payroll
- Payroll under the HCR collective agreement
- Extras, seasonal staff, apprentices
- Benefits in kind and tips
Management and projects, on request
- Monthly dashboard: revenue, food cost, staff cost
- Forecast for a takeover or a new establishment, on request
- Financing works and equipment
Your goals, our answers
“I want to track my food cost every month”
On request, we set up a simple dashboard based on your purchases, stock count and revenue.
“I want reliable payroll”
We handle the sector’s specifics: meals, overtime, extras, public holidays, and flag the points to watch.
“I want to take over a restaurant or open a new one”
On request, as an additional service: analysis of the business, forecast and financing plan for your bank.
The forecasts, cash-flow plans, dashboards, simulations, studies and analyses mentioned above are additional engagements, à la carte. Each one is quoted in advance, at the frequency you choose.
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Frequently asked questions
Which VAT rates apply in a restaurant in France?
It depends on what is sold and how: food eaten in or taken away, alcoholic drinks, delivery. Your till must be set up accordingly.
Restaurant: how are tips handled in accounting and payroll?
Tips paid by card are passed on to staff under specific rules; their social and tax treatment has its own regime.
Restaurant: how are delivery platform sales recorded?
Platform statements are reconciled with payments; commissions are recorded as expenses and VAT on sales is declared on the full price.
How do I prepare to take over a restaurant in France?
Analysis of the seller’s accounts, the lease, equipment, licence and staff taken over, then forecast and financing plan, on request, together with your lawyer or notary.
Does a restaurant in France need certified till software?
Yes: a business subject to VAT that records sales to private customers in a till system must use software meeting the conditions of inalterability, security, storage and archiving, with a certificate or attestation from the publisher.
Restaurant, bar or hotel: does your accountant in France handle multi-rate VAT and HCR payroll?
Yes. The accounting and tax engagement covers annual accounts and multi-rate VAT returns, with checks on receipts and discounts; payroll under the HCR collective agreement, including extras and benefits in kind, is added à la carte. A monthly dashboard (food cost, staff cost) and forecasts are offered on request and priced in advance, taking into account the business’s profit and your pay. You keep your mind on service, your figures are followed. In 2 minutes, your meeting is booked; in 5 more minutes, your fee estimate is shown. Get my free meeting and quote
Restaurant or hotel owner already working with an accountant in France: how do you join us?
It is simple: you send your termination letter to your previous firm (we give you an example to adapt), and we organise the handover of your file with them, in line with professional rules. From the handover, we check with you how the VAT rates are set up in your till. See the steps to change accountant
The forecasts, cash-flow plans, dashboards, simulations, studies and analyses mentioned above are additional engagements, à la carte. Each one is quoted in advance, at the frequency you choose.