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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:31 PM Original message |
Stupid question for food service workers re:Tips |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. i like to give cash because the server gets it right away... |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Same here. That, and I've heard that some shady managers never pay the servers tips due |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not in foodservice anymore but when I was still working, |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Yep, and I believe that, that is the norm in Departments like Bellmen as well.... |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Many restaurants figure 15% of your total receipts and deduct it from your pay check. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. Don't know how it is now but in the mid 90's, |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Tips are taxable income in the U.S. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Another stupid question for food service workers |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I'll be interested to read... but we always do on the total - including |
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chemp (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. again...depends |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Food/drink and tax |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. It barely matters |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. i usually start with 20% of the total bill- tax included, and round up or add on. |
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chemp (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. depends |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. If you don't report it, your not taxed on it but you are supposed to report it...n/t |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. We use to have a restaurant |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Employers are obligated to make sure their workers pay taxes on tips |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. good places to work |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Wait Staff Gets Paid For Their Acting Ability |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I firmly stand by my belief that the dining experience... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. If The Customer Is an Out and Out Ass, Sure |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. I worked in that industry for almost two decades... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. not a stupid question... |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. When I waited tables |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. It's still $2 an hour**nm |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. I recommend leaving cash always |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. regardless of the monetary form of the tip, it should be reported as income |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 08:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Fuck that! Our rulers regularly cheat on their taxes |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. A careful reading shows I wasn't suggesting that you should |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. All tips are taxable |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. tipped employees are survivors |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm proof of that |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. False Info |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
33. I always pay by cash. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
34. When I was a bartender in 1996-97... |
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