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In the EU, tipping is half legal -- technically it should be declared income and pay all income+social taxes ++ VAT(!) as the tip is not a direct salary but a
by xxs 10y ago
In the EU, tipping is half legal -- technically it should be declared income and pay all income+social taxes ++ VAT(!) as the tip is not a direct salary but a service (and hence subject of VAT)
- wackro 10y agoYou must work at the tax office.
- xxs 10y agonope, I have been developer for decades... just get to know stuff like that. Also tipping is usually cash (if it goes through a POS terminal, likely VAT would be paid -- the extra money is likely handed in cash by the employer, bypassing the law)
- tim333 10y agoIn the UK, which is still EU for now, you don't have to register for VAT until your income is £83k so most waiters will be ok on that one.
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- rahimnathwani 10y agoThis is not true in every EU member state. For example, in the UK, tips paid in cash to wait staff are subject to income tax, but are NOT subject to either National Insurance (the UK's term for what you call 'social taxes') nor to VAT. More info here: https://www.gov.uk/tips-at-work/tips-and-tax https://www.gov.uk/tips-at-work/tips-and-tax