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It's definitely efficient for the worker. There's no employee tax or income tax on that money. The worker just gets the money directly.
by philipallstar 2mo ago
It's definitely efficient for the worker. There's no employee tax or income tax on that money. The worker just gets the money directly.
- inigyou 2mo agoThere is, but they're all tax evaders.
- philipallstar 2mo agoNot if there's no tax on tips.
- vages 2mo agoTips are taxed in Norway: https://snl.no/tips#:~:text=Tips%20er%20skattepliktig%20for%20mottakeren%20i%20Norge%2C%20og%20b%C3%A5de%20tips%20mottatt%20via%20arbeidsgiver%20og%20tips%20mottatt%20direkte%20fra%20kunder%20skal%20rapporteres%20til%20skattemyndighetene.%20Siden%202019%20har%20arbeidsgivere%20blitt%20p%C3%A5lagt%20%C3%A5%20innberette%20tips%20til%20skattemyndighetene%20p%C3%A5%20lik%20linje%20med%20annen%20l%C3%B8nn. https://snl.no/tips#:~:text=Tips%20er%20skattepliktig%20for%... Only a single digit percentage of customers pay with cash, so evasion is impractical. It should also be said that restaurant staff in Norway make a much better living than in the US, both relative to other Norwegian workers and their US counterparts.