| by Alexis Jeffries MONEY Magazine – Money Poll |
| It’s an annual dilemma: What’s an appropriate holiday tip for the people who serve you throughout the year? Etiquette expert Peggy Post recommends a gift of a week’s to a month’s pay for full time help like a nanny; and the cost of at least one visit for people who provide a regular, less frequent service, such as a hairstylist. But you probably also want to keep in line with what your neighbors are giving so you don’t look like a tightwad. In a MONEY poll, readers owned up to the tipping sums below; Post says they are suitably generous. |
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IR-2009-110, Dec. 1, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today extended for an additional two years its program that simplifies the record keeping burden for reporting tip income in the food and beverage industry.
Employers who participate in ATIP report the tip income of employees based on a formula that uses a percentage of gross receipts, which are generally allocated among employees based on the practices of the restaurant. Both employees and employers benefit from participation in the ATIP program. The IRS will not initiate a tip examination during the period the employer and employee participate in ATIP. Participating employees do not have to keep a daily tip log or other tip records. Enrollment is simple. Employers elect participation in ATIP by checking the designated box on Form 8027, Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips. Employees who work for a participating employer can easily elect to participate in ATIP by signing an agreement with their employer to have their tip income computed under the program and reported as wages. Form 8027 is available on IRS.gov, or by calling the IRS toll-free at 1-800-TAX-FORM (829-3676).  December 1st, 2009 |  form 8027, irs forms, revenue procedure 2006-30, Revenue Procedure 2009-53, taxes tips |  Bartender, Front of House, Manager | 
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Continued from “Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner Last week told the story of two college students who got arrested for not paying their gratuity. Well as anticipated, the charges have been dropped. Northampton County DA John Morganelli said that this is a  Lehigh Pub matter that should be processed civilly, not criminally. The City of Bethlehem put out a police statement saying that Northampton County DA John Morganelli felt the, “charge was not adequate.” John Wagner and Leslie Pope had drinks, wings, and salad. They had to go up to the bar to refill their drinks and they had to go find their silverware. The waitress spent most of her time outside smoking. When their bill came they refused to pay the 18% gratuity. They refused to pay it and the bartender called the police. The police then arrested Wagner and Pope. The story has made national headlines. When one looked up Lehigh Pub in an internet search, the second tab down, Yelp.com. Some of the comments are, “Close this place down,” or “I get better service in a soup kitchen.” Wagner and Pope are scheduled to be on CNN today. Even the head of the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association, Mr. Patrick Conway said that he did not understand this. Restaurants typically go on repeat business and want happy customers. Well Pope and Wagner are not happy and now the whole world knows it. When the restaurant manager William Sheehan was asked about the charges being dropped, he said it was, “news to him.” He then read a statement crafted by his lawyer. They got lawyers involved? How much is that costing them. I’m sure much more than the $18.60 lost. According to the Morning Call Newspaper the definition true definition of gratuity is, “A gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or a bellhop; tip.” Therefore if you do not like the service, you do not tip. By the way, who has ever heard of a bar having an 18% gratuity? This is a pub. Not a first class restaurant. Lehigh Pub is not exactly the hotel Ritz.
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