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People claim tips as a business expense? I did not realize this. I always kept the gratuities off the receipts whenever I travelled on business. Doing otherw
by Leynos 10y ago
People claim tips as a business expense? I did not realize this. I always kept the gratuities off the receipts whenever I travelled on business. Doing otherwise would have felt dishonest, as I viewed these as a private transaction between myself and the person serving.
- sb8244 10y agoBest example I can think of is going out to eat with 10 and picking up the bill to expense, you will probably want to include that on expense due to amount. Same thing for uber with multiple co workers. That would warrant a non negligible tip.
- Leynos 10y agoThat makes sense. Thanks.
- cafard 10y agoI haven't traveled much for business in a long time, but I always included tips on the receipts. I never felt squeamish about this. Having worked in restaurants as a busboy during high school and college, I regard tips as part of the cost of a meal, not as my way to reward great service. The accounting department never complained, though I suppose that if the tips had crept up from 20% to 50% it would have.