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The Importance of Claiming all Your Tips

New employees to the restaurant industry always ask me how much of my tips should I claim and do I have to claim them all. The answer is very easy. “You must claim them [...]

Tips & Taxes…

There is a misconception that servers are required to report their tips as at least 8% of their sales revenue. 8% is simply a bottom line that the IRS uses when attempting to determine how much a server earned in tips over the year. The IRS does not expect to be paid 8% of a [...]