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burnin_vernon · 01-02-2010, 02:20 AM

The restaurant I quit from 3 years ago (and almost any other restaurant I know of) works like this...

You tip out a percentage of nightly sales (4% for me) and it is collected and spread out to kitchen staff, bartenders, etc.. every month.

The managers at my job collected on this tip-out which I believe was total BS and I would love to see any employers get busted for this.

As for declaring tips come tax time, one could declare only tips received via debit/credit card as they are the only proof of gratuities. The government could never find out if someone gave me $20 cash.

01-02-2010, 02:20 AM	#23
burnin_vernon Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver Exp:	The restaurant I quit from 3 years ago (and almost any other restaurant I know of) works like this... You tip out a percentage of nightly sales (4% for me) and it is collected and spread out to kitchen staff, bartenders, etc.. every month. The managers at my job collected on this tip-out which I believe was total BS and I would love to see any employers get busted for this. As for declaring tips come tax time, one could declare only tips received via debit/credit card as they are the only proof of gratuities. The government could never find out if someone gave me $20 cash. Last edited by burnin_vernon; 01-02-2010 at 02:25 AM.