Why Donald Trump’s proposal to stop taxing tips is a lame political stunt - eviltoast
  • pjwestin@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It depends on the establishment. Some places will ask you to report legitimately, while some will let you work off the books illegally and not even record you as an employee. My last boss wanted realistic numbers, so I put in about 80% of my tips.

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      4 months ago

      I guess I knew people in the 90’s when everyone paid cash. I knew one bartender who had a stack of cheques she never got around to depositing because she was rolling in cash.

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        Yeah, the prevalence of credit cards make hiding all your tips, or even most of your tips, basically impossible now. Even if you did only declare your credit card tips, it’s super suspicious to average 20% on cards and 0% on cash. Since your employer has to track tips, they usually want you to report something that’s at least plausible.