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leavingthecold t1_j4753be wrote

Reply to comment by Proof-Variation7005 in If you can't afford to tip decently, then you shouldn't be eating out. Thoughts? by WeShineUnderOneSun

Its a never ending debate regarding tipping, anyone who works in service knows what to expect in this industry.

I'd honestly love to know how much of the cash tips are being declared for taxes. I've seen a bunch of people rake it up literally add that up at years end I'm sure they are shaving off numbers so I really don't feel bad.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j478tc4 wrote

I think a bartender knows to expect that some customers will come in drunk or get unruly and be a problem. It doesn't really mean that behavior should be excused.

As for the cash tips and taxes thing? I'm sure there's some of that but the percentage of cash tips and transactions has been in free fall for a while. There's also the basic realities that you still need reportable income to rent an apartment, or get a line of credit for anything. Hell, you'd want to have decent income documented just for something like needing to go on unemployment.

That's a wink-wink benefit that does exist but I think how common and easy it is are overblown. It's also, again, unrelated to the shitty behavior of this one woman.

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leavingthecold t1_j485hy6 wrote

The wink wink benefit of how much you claim on taxes might benefit specific service sectors more than others but you can still pull the wink wink regardless a benefit that a 40 hour on the book worker doesn't have. See below

Server lets say grosses 40-60K in cash tips per year they probably will under report a little

Stripper lets say grosses 90-100K in cash tips per year you would be stupid not to under report.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j489tpd wrote

Totally. Though I think the majority of servers aren't coming close to that on purely cash tips. Maybe if the place is doing everything under the table, but that's kind of dumb for everyone involved.

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