Brewery CPAs | Accounting Services for Breweries

About Brewery Accounting Services

The craft brewing industry continues to grow, and today’s brewers face many unique and difficult challenges: inventory control, research and development, overhead allocation and developing pricing strategies.

The industry requires the owners to have good working relationships with financing sources, to be innovative and receptive to new brewing techniques and to have a thorough grasp of cost accounting principles.

The industry is highly regulated and requires owners to maintain detailed accounting records. Periodic and annual filings are required by federal and state law. In order to be successful, today’s brewery owner must be capable of wearing many hats.

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Judy R. Sees, CPA
SSB Brewery Industry Consultant

Kayla A. Emanuelson, CPA
SSB Brewery Industry Consultant

Specialized Brewery Services

TTB filings, including brewer's report of operations and federal excise tax reporting
Development of pricing structures
Evaluation of production methods
Evaluation of production costs—fixed vs. variable
Inventory management and controls
Expansion considerations
Distribution matters

Tax Services

Coordination of business and personal tax planning
Income and cost recognition methods
Multistate issues—nexus, sales and use tax, franchise, income and other taxes
Structuring of business entities
Specialized deduction and credit opportunities such as research and development credits

Financial Services

Recommendations to improve working capital to help increase financing capacities
Evaluation, development and installation of accounting systems
Budgets and projections
Financial statements according to present industry standards