Restaurant
Restaurant Group: Multi-Unit Multi-State Payroll Consolidation
Consolidated payroll across 4 locations in 3 states, eliminated 6 monthly compliance gaps, cut admin time by 60%.
Restaurant group with 4 locations across CA, NV, and TX, 85 employees total
Locations consolidated
4 across 3 states
Compliance gaps closed
6 (state filings + tip reporting)
Admin time reduction
~60% (25 hrs/month)
Reporting cadence
Monthly close with location P&L
The situation
The group ran each location on a different payroll provider, with different bookkeepers handling different states. Three locations had missed quarterly state filings in the prior year, triggering late penalties. Tip reporting on the California location wasn't reconciling. The owner couldn't see comparable P&L data across locations.
What we did
We consolidated payroll into a single Gusto-based setup with state registrations in CA, NV, and TX. Tip reporting was rebuilt with a tip-credit-compliant structure. We registered the sales tax in each state, set up automated monthly filings, and built a consolidated monthly close that produces location-level P&Ls with food cost %, labor %, and contribution margin per location.
- Multi-state payroll consolidation
- Tip reporting compliance review
- Sales tax registration and filing across 3 states
- Monthly close consolidation across 4 entities
- FP&A: location-level profitability dashboards
The outcome
All 4 locations now run on the same payroll system with state filings on schedule. Tip reporting is compliant and reconciled. The owner reviews location-level profitability monthly with comparable metrics. Estimated admin time savings: 25 hours/month.
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