alt Hacker NewsShould ban the tips if it’s not included in “hidden fees”, and force restaurants to pay proper wages like other workers.
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bijowo1676 • yesterday at 8:43 PM
for service workers, up to 25k in tips can be deducted from taxable income ("no tax on tips")
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The "and" is very important here. Places like Seattle now mandate servers get a real wage. It inexplicably hasn't changed tip culture at all, so now they get regular wages and still complain when someone doesn't tip 20%+ for a takeout order.