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UnderCover Waitress: Never Pay Tax on Other People's Tips or Tip Outs
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Sunday, December 21, 2014. Never Pay Tax on Other People's Tips or Tip Outs. This problem is one people write to me rather often. This is unsettling because every time someone says, "this is happening," we have another restaurant owner breaking the law. Here is a good example:. Under "What tips to report," the IRS writes:. If you ...
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UnderCover Waitress: May 2013
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Friday, May 31, 2013. Baristas Fighting to Keep Tip Jar Tips. All eyes are on the state of New York. Baristas at Starbucks are complaining. About manager-level employees dipping their paws in the tip jar. We know that it is against federal law for back-of-house employees to take server tips. What is an agent? Shift supervisors sho...
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UnderCover Waitress: May 2014
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Thursday, May 22, 2014. How Not To Carry A Tray. Quite a while back I answered a serious and important question: How do you carry a tray? This video is a lot of fun; it shows customer reactions just before getting spilled on. I would love to get to play this waiter. Posted by UnderCover Waitress. Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Went browsin...
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UnderCover Waitress: August 2013
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Friday, August 30, 2013. Florida Server Tips and Dine and Dash. Unfortunately, Florida is not the best state for worker rights. I will begin with my usual caveat, I am not a lawyer. I can not and do not give legal advice. You bring up a few issues in your question, let's tackle them one at a time, shall we? In the above example, l...
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UnderCover Waitress: September 2014
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Sunday, September 7, 2014. Paying Tax On Somebody Else's Tips. This is from the state of Virginia:. Now the manager wants them to split tips but have to pay taxes on what it was before split. Is this legal? You bring up more than one problem; let's tackle them one at a time. Virginia Tip Laws and Managers. Unfortunately, it looks ...
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UnderCover Waitress: October 2013
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Tuesday, October 8, 2013. If it looks like a bad deal, feels like a bad deal, and smells like bad deal. It's not a good deal. Does this sound right to you? The extra money would be nice, but I think I would feel taken advantage of. This place is very busy at lunch and I would be running my tail off. What do you think? If you are b...
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UnderCover Waitress: January 2014
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Not Tips, Not Wages, It's About Pay Ratios. Employers pay wages. If your employer has to take the bus to work and has beat-up shoes, he may be telling you the truth when he says he can not afford to pay you more. Forget the shoes; look at what your employer drives. Posted by UnderCover Waitress. Manageme...
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UnderCover Waitress: February 2014
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. More Questions and Answers in the Tip Out Debte. This question was left as a comment on an earlier post. It seems like it has to be illegal just based on the fact that our wages are the only ones adjusted because we are apparently making up for it in tips. On the Department of Labor's websites. People h...
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UnderCover Waitress: July 2013
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Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life from her humble position on the dining room floor. Visit Under Cover Writer. Monday, July 29, 2013. My Kingdom for a Waitress Job Description. People take their job descriptions for granted. A math teacher is unlikely to be required to shine the floors in her classroom. The pizza delivery guy does not have to bake the pies. A financial analyst will not be expected to design the company's website. It makes ...