This waitress thing is new to me.
2007-07-24 06:01:12 · 11 answers · asked by iwsyu 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Food Service
Technically your supposed to. Of course this would mean you have to pay more so most waitresses either leave it off or claim only a portion of what they actually brought in. Unless your job is somehow keeping up with it how is the IRS going to know?
2007-07-24 06:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by thomas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most states pay waitresses around $2.13 an hour plus tips. Yes you are taxed on our tips. At Friendly's your tips aren't going to be that great. For the most part you can expect the rare 5-10 dollar tips from large tables. Most people at friendly's will only tip 1-2 dollars. You need to try for Applebee's, Olive Garden, or a steak place where a 5 dollar tip will be on the low range of the average.
2016-05-17 09:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always claim 8% of my sales. If your credit card tips add up to more than 8% then you have to claim 100% of your credit card tips. When I worked in a bar I would track my sales for the week and then make sure that I had claimed 8% by the end of the week.
2007-07-24 06:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Steve is cool 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the restaurant where I worked had me calculate 15% of my total sales for the day. -- so sometimes I would make more and just pocket the rest. And sometimes I wouldn't quite make it and that day would cost me more money than I made. I hated to wait on tables -- I worked in a really upscale restaurant and usually carried at least $100 cash (up to $400 cash on a good night) in my pocket when i walked out the door -- but those taxes kill you when you at the end of the day.
2007-07-24 06:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by HoUsToN_LoCa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Check with your employer. Some employers will automatically put a percentage on your W-2 that you will need to pay taxes on. with most tips left on a credit card - its almost impossible not to claim them. You will owe taxes on that money at the end of the year.
2007-07-24 06:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by mbschlosser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If counted by your emplyer they should be in the box labels Tips on your W-2. Other wise you keep track and put them in as unreported tips on the tax form.
2007-07-24 06:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by kclark747 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You need to claim 8% of your sales.
2007-07-24 08:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by fairbetsy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will need to. A simple google search should give you all the answers you are looking for.
2007-07-24 06:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by nyc2007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a portion of them to make it look real. Most of that cash you just pocket..
2007-07-24 06:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You are supposed to, yes. Income is income.
2007-07-24 06:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋