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IRS Says Restaurants Can't Add Gratuity Onto Large Group Checks Anymore; Unless... »
Now it's Taxed Like Regular Wages. ... it's taxed like regular wages. Attention: All Servers, bartenders, waiters/waitresses, owners and bar & restaurant accountants. Did you know? As of January 1, 2014 the IRS will classify automatic gratuities as taxable service charges, just like regular wages, and are subject to payroll tax withholding. It’s a huge new years resolution for the IRS affecting tens of thousands of people in the service industry. In the past, many places, usually restaurants, would automatically add a tip or gratuity to a bill with 6-8 people or more. Usually the gratuity added would be from 15% - 18%. Why? Well, experience tells us that the bigger the group is on one tab or check…. A) The more challenging a table will be B) The more likely is is that the overall tip will be lower Why? Lot’s of reasons. - People don’t pay as much attention - There is often confusion of how much a particular person or couple actually owe - Possibly the math gets added up incorrectly because the person adding it is the most intoxicated - Some people just forget to pay etc. etc. The IRS used to leave it up to the employee that was tipped to declare the money. Starting on Jan 1, the establishment has to withhold those tips until payday so the waiter or bartender won’t get those tips that shift. That’s not all. Restaurants have to withhold Medicare taxes, Social Security and federal income also. Just to be accurate, this isn’t exactly new “news”. The IRS rolled out this rule June of 2012 but decided they needed to give the service industry enough time to make changes & comply properly. Time is up. What do you think about the change? Good or bad for servers? Good or bad for employers? Good or bad for customers? How is it going to effect you and your co-workers? Do You Have Any Stories? Post Your Comments Below. Thank you :) Scott Young - Author - 199 Ways To Increase Your Tips Being a bartender can be taxing when tips are not mandatory and the minimum wage is so low. Next best thing? Help ensure you get tipped more money and more often. Learn more about our eBook and its 100% Total Satisfaction Guarantee. That’s not all, for a limited time only, use coupon code IRS at checkout and receive $4.00 off the sale price! Learn More Founder of www.TheBartendingMasters.Com www.ExtremeBartending.Com (20 Years, Creator of 25 Bar Tender DVD's, Flair classes At Your Bar ) www.MixedDrinkRecipes.Net ( Over 17,000 Free Drink Recipes) Source Main page (current trends)
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