The accounting firm that actually speaks hotel.
Cedar Crest CPA works exclusively with franchise and independent hotel owners—Comfort Inn, La Quinta, Country Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, and more. Cost segregation, brand-ready books, lodging tax, and CFO-level strategy that keeps more of your NOI in your pocket.
- 120+
- Hotels served
- $14M+
- Tax dollars saved for owners
- 4 days
- Average month-end close
- 15+
- Years in hospitality finance
Experience across the flags you fly
A general accountant can't run a hotel's finances.
Hotels don't work like other businesses—and the cost of a CPA who doesn't get that shows up in your tax bill and your cash flow.
Your CPA doesn't know a STAR report from a night audit
Generic accountants force hotels into retail books. You end up translating your own business back to the people who are supposed to advise you.
You're leaving depreciation—and cash—on the table
Without cost segregation and bonus depreciation done right, most owners overpay tax in exactly the years capital is tightest.
Lodging tax is quietly stacking up exposure
Overlapping city, county, and state rates plus OTA collection gaps create six-figure liabilities that surface at the worst possible moment.
Month-end close is late and impossible to read
If you can't see departmental flow-through and labor cost by the 5th, you can't manage the property—you're just reacting.
Everything a hotel owner needs, under one roof.
Bookkeeping & Accounting
Monthly close, brand-compliant reporting, and a hotel-specific chart of accounts—so your numbers speak the language your franchisor, lender, and management company already use.
Learn more →Cost Segregation
A cost segregation study can free hundreds of thousands in accelerated depreciation. We don't perform the engineering study ourselves—we spot the opportunity, refer you to a vetted specialist, and integrate the results into your tax strategy.
Learn more →Tax Planning
Proactive tax planning built around hotel ownership—entity structuring, depreciation strategy, 1031 exchanges, and multi-state returns that keep more of your NOI in your pocket.
Learn more →Lodging Tax Compliance
Hotels face a maze of state sales tax, county occupancy tax, and city lodging tax—each with its own rate, exemption rules, and filing calendar. We keep you compliant and audit-proof.
Learn more →Payroll & Tips
High turnover, tipped positions, and multi-property crews make hotel payroll uniquely tricky. We run it accurately, handle tip reporting and credits, and keep every filing on time.
Learn more →CFO & Advisory
RevPAR and flow-through analytics, budgeting, loan-covenant monitoring, PIP capital planning, and refinance/acquisition support—strategic firepower without a full-time CFO salary.
Learn more →Property Tax Appeals
Property tax is one of a hotel's largest fixed costs, and over-assessments are common. We don't file the appeal ourselves—we build the valuation and financial case and work alongside your property tax attorney or consultant to get it right.
Learn more →Cost segregation freed $410K in first-year deductions
Read the story →La QuintaMonth-end close cut from 18 days to 4
Read the story →Country Inn & SuitesResolved $86K in lodging-tax exposure across 3 states
Read the story →Specialists, not generalists.
We don't dabble in hotels between tax returns for dentists and landscapers. Hospitality finance is all we do—so we bring answers, not a learning curve.
Hotel-first from day one
USALI books, PMS reconciliation, and brand-compliant reporting are our default—not a custom project.
Proactive tax strategy
Bonus depreciation, cost-segregation coordination, 1031s, and entity structuring planned year-round, not at filing time.
Direct access to a CPA
You work with a licensed CPA who knows your portfolio—not a rotating queue of preparers.
Flat, transparent pricing
Predictable monthly fees and fixed-scope projects. No surprise hourly invoices, ever.
Hotel owners who stopped translating for their CPA.
“Cedar Crest actually understands hotels. Our old CPA treated us like a restaurant. These folks knew our brand's reporting requirements before we even explained them.”
“The cost segregation study paid for itself ten times over. That first-year deduction became the down payment on our second property.”
“We went from closing the books three weeks late to four days, with real departmental P&Ls. It changed how we run the business.”
Let's talk about your hotel's numbers.
Book a free, no-pressure consultation. We'll review your properties, flag the biggest tax and cash-flow opportunities, and send a clear proposal.