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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I'm willing to bet that >85% of servers, waitresses, bartenders, etc. that receive compensation in the form of tips fail to report true earnings. I bet they all report like 10-20% less than received and pocket the remainder.
Anecdotally, this is what I've heard from anybody that I've ever known that works in that space when it comes up in conversation.
For that reason alone society should migrate to the whole 'bake it into the price and eliminate tipping' thing. These people don't just get the 10-20% tips, they get a (sizeable?) portion of income un-taxed, and I'm doubting the CRA has the resources to audit every Tom, Dick and Harry in the service industry across Canada.
Hey- we raised minimum wages, time to contribute all you make to taxes like the rest of us. It sucks, doesn't it?
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Maybe before, but now with everything being digital, I find it hard to believe that's the case. Don't most servers make their tips on a paycheck? It's not like they are taking money out of the till at the end of the night like the old days.