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Including taxes when calculating the tip seems like a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

• monksy 12y ago
  But it's the norm and expectation. Theres a reason why the post tax total is the biggest number on the check. (Other than thats how much you owe)
  • conductr 12y ago
    Agree. It is the norm. All restaurants, the most common places to tip, do this too. If they calculate/print suggested tip amounts they use post tax and also if you trigger a gratuity included they use post tax. To be far, I think most people use post tax when calculating tip in their head too.
    • ihaveajob 12y ago
      One thing I hear a lot is to just double the sales tax. Around CA, when it was around 7.5%, it added up to a nice 15%. Since they recently increased sales taxes to about 8.5-9% depending on the city, it doesn't work that way. Or yes, if you account for tip inflation.
    • monksy 12y ago
      One thing I saw recently is that a place did 18, 20, 22%. I'm pretty sure I tipped lower just for that.
    • smackfu 12y ago
      > If they calculate/print suggested tip amounts they use post tax I see it done both ways.