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Many waitresses and bartenders especially at high end places get paid more than almost any other profession, so it's an unfair comparison. My friends who have t
by overeater 8y ago
Many waitresses and bartenders especially at high end places get paid more than almost any other profession, so it's an unfair comparison. My friends who have these jobs pull $200-400 a night in tips, so probably equivalent to $600/night if we include their hourly salary and that they don't pay taxes on it.
- petre 8y agoWhy would one pay taxes on tips? A tip is a gift to the person getting the tip, not to the government. If tips were taxed I would certainly not tip.
- perl4ever 8y agoIt is legally required to pay taxes on tips in the US, whether cash or non-cash.
- paulie_a 8y agoI might be legally required, but it really doesn't happen.
- petre 8y agoFrom what I understand, if you're a waiter in the US you have a flat rate tax plan regardless of the amount of tips you receive. Otherwise how is the tip registered for taxing purposes? You just declare the tip amount as tax and the IRS takes your word for it?