About CT Restaurant Tax
Plain-English guides and tax planning for restaurant, bar, and hospitality owners across Connecticut, published by Summer Associates in Stamford.
Who publishes this site
CT Restaurant Tax is an educational resource published by Summer Associates Tax Services, a tax and advisory firm in Stamford, Connecticut, serving clients for over 35 years. Our practitioners are enrolled agents, enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. We built it because restaurant and bar owners face a specific set of tax questions that general-purpose tax sites rarely answer in depth. When a reader needs help applying a strategy, we invite them to contact Summer Associates.
Editorial standards
- Each guide lists the sources it relies on, with links to IRS guidance, the statute, or other published references.
- Content reflects federal and Connecticut law as of 2026-11-15.
- We explain risks and disqualifying facts as plainly as the benefits. If a strategy only works for a narrow set of taxpayers, we say so.
- Content is general education, not individualized advice. Reading it does not create a client relationship.
Read our full editorial policy.
What Summer Associates does for restaurant and bar owners
- FICA tip credit calculations from your payroll detail, including amended returns that claim missed years
- Tip reporting and payroll reviews that support both your tip credit and your staff's tip deduction
- Depreciation planning and cost segregation coordination that can speed up write-offs on buildouts and remodels
- Multi-unit entity tax planning, including management fees, intercompany leases, and shared payroll
- Sales tax and liquor tax compliance, including how service charges are taxed under Connecticut's meals tax
Contact Summer Associates
Our office is in Stamford, convenient to clients throughout Fairfield County, including Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, and Fairfield.
Summer Associates Tax Services
48 Union St, #1C, Stamford, CT 06906
(203) 327-4311 · [email protected]
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