Economy

[Archy1221]

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[teachercd]

Do people even claim their tips?  

 

[funhusker]

Do people even claim their tips?  

Not really a chance not to with the tip being added on the total when paying with a card.  However, any server/driver that claims cash tip is a dope.  20 years ago when I drove for Papa Johns our manager told us it was entirely up to us to claim what we wanted, but to avoid possible "questions" claim about 20-25% of what we were actually tipped.  Back then it was still a ton of cash tips.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I agree.  Especially when one heck of a lot of tips aren't ever reported.

 

[teachercd]

Not really a chance not to with the tip being added on the total when paying with a card.  However, any server/driver that claims cash tip is a dope.  20 years ago when I drove for Papa Johns our manager told us it was entirely up to us to claim what we wanted, but to avoid possible "questions" claim about 20-25% of what we were actually tipped.  Back then it was still a ton of cash tips.

Amen!

I would NEVER claim my cash.  I would make 2,000-3000 each summer running camps, cash.  Never claimed it. 

 

[JJ Husker]

Amen!

I would NEVER claim my cash.  I would make 2,000-3000 each summer running camps, cash.  Never claimed it. 

I was going to make a joke about forwarding this to the IRS but then I realized there’s only about 3 people left in that department so that kinda took the fun out of it.

 

[commando]

it's amazing.   about 50% of my income this year is from tips.

 

[BigRedBuster]

it's amazing.   about 50% of my income this year is from tips.

I'm going to start putting on my invoices, "Percent of payment you wish to apply as a tip".

 

[funhusker]

it's amazing.   about 50% of my income this year is from tips.

Hey, sex work is still work!

 

[JJ Husker]

I'm going to start putting on my invoices, "Percent of payment you wish to apply as a tip".

Remove “percent” and just make that the heading for the invoice total box.  All materials and labor expended becomes a business loss and all revenue is then non taxable. 
 

Note to self…call CPA and run this up the flag pole.

 

[RedDenver]

Agree.

If they really wanted to solve this, get rid of the separate minimum wage for wait staff and therefore the need for tips.

 

[Archy1221]

Agree.

If they really wanted to solve this, get rid of the separate minimum wage for wait staff and therefore the need for tips.

100%

 

[BigRedBuster]

Agree.

If they really wanted to solve this, get rid of the separate minimum wage for wait staff and therefore the need for tips.

Traveling in Europe, this is how it is usually.  They don't expect to get tipped because they are already paid decently.  If you do tip, it's because they have done something special.  And, you don't need to tip a lot.

I really wish that was the way it is in the US.

 

[JJ Husker]

Agree.

If they really wanted to solve this, get rid of the separate minimum wage for wait staff and therefore the need for tips.

100%

Traveling in Europe, this is how it is usually.  They don't expect to get tipped because they are already paid decently.  If you do tip, it's because they have done something special.  And, you don't need to tip a lot.

I really wish that was the way it is in the US.

 

[Archy1221]

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