A FIST FULL OF DOLLARS
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Ivan isn't kidding. One day I was at a Mexican restaurant in the mall in Westminster, MD. When the young man serving me brought me the bill, I handed him a nice tip in Golden Dollars. The restaurant was decorated like a cantina. The bill wasn't too high, so I thought in light of the setting it would be appropriate to pay the bill in Golden Dollars. So I filled the waiter's tray with Golden Dollars sufficient to pay my bill. When the young man came back with my change, he was jingling like mad. Not only did he have the Golden Dollars I gave him for a tip, but when he took my payment back he traded out for all the Golden Dollars I paid my bill with.
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I hope they remember that I gave them good tips. I used to tend bar and it was an education as far as the lives of people who have to work for tips. It made me up my game as far as tipping servers and tradespeople.
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"I think the last lemonade stand I saw. I was running it"...Chuck24
I haven't seen a glass of lemonade or Kool-Aid for 25 cents since I was like 10 years old! We collected pop bottles for 2 cents each.
So, I just got out from under my rock. Are there no more Susan B. Anthony dollars? I think tipping with postage stamps may get you some good service, too.
"I think the last lemonade stand I saw. I was running it"...Chuck24
I haven't seen a glass of lemonade or Kool-Aid for 25 cents since I was like 10 years old! We collected pop bottles for 2 cents each.
So, I just got out from under my rock. Are there no more Susan B. Anthony dollars? I think tipping with postage stamps may get you some good service, too.
UncleEd
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Always cash tips. That way the server
gets the full value of the money.
Repeat, always cash tips.
And one more thing: Always cash tips.
That goes for an up-scale joint or
a beanery. Cash, cash, cash, cash.
In fact, skip the plastic even for
the meal or meals.
gets the full value of the money.
Repeat, always cash tips.
And one more thing: Always cash tips.
That goes for an up-scale joint or
a beanery. Cash, cash, cash, cash.
In fact, skip the plastic even for
the meal or meals.
Eisenhower dollars were issued from 1971 to 1978. If you have any 1964 or earlier please post pictures!That is funny!! I’ll trade all the 1964 or earlier Eisenhower dollars for “real” dollar bills all day long.
Larry
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There are still Susan B. Anthony dollars floating around. Coins are very durable. When I get dollar coins from the bank that are in wrappers other than mint wrappers, there are about 10% Susan B. Anthony dollars in the roll.
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You are grossly overstating the ability of servers to cheat on their taxes by not reporting tips. It's just not that easy. Nor should they. I'm not a fan of defrauding the government.
For one, it's really frowned upon by your employer to which you must report all your tips. If the total reported level of all tips is too low (below 8% of gross sales) then the employer has to add the difference to the W2's of all tipped employees.
Not to mention tip-sharing. Which is common because of the accounting issues. Then you'd be stealing from your co-workers instead of the government. Servers like cash tips because they get daily cash to make it to payday. Not because of tax-free income.
More than $1 Trillion dollars of income goes unreported each year. That's more than enough to fix Social Security, and then some. Granted, the bulk of that is not servers. But if they were all not reporting their tips it would be.
Tax the servers, but not billionaires!
Tax the servers, but not billionaires! BRAVO SIERRA!
Only golf has made more liars than the IRS.
Bekeart
Tax the servers, but not billionaires! BRAVO SIERRA!
Only golf has made more liars than the IRS.
Bekeart
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"More than $1 Trillion dollars of income goes unreported each year. That's more than enough to fix Social Security, and then some. Granted, the bulk of that is not servers. But if they were all not reporting their tips it would be."
Actually, if all the gratis given to politicians by the system, and back taxes owed by some of them, was collected and used to fix SocSec there would still be some left over, don't kid yourself. :>)
"More than $1 Trillion dollars of income goes unreported each year. That's more than enough to fix Social Security, and then some. Granted, the bulk of that is not servers. But if they were all not reporting their tips it would be."
Actually, if all the gratis given to politicians by the system, and back taxes owed by some of them, was collected and used to fix SocSec there would still be some left over, don't kid yourself. :>)
THE PILGRIM
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It’s mostly cash income that’s not reported.
When a written record is involved it can probably be obtained by the IRS.
I have told the tale of selling that mountain property.
Cash to loan sale, The buyer asked me if I would take cash. Yes!
She shows up with a brown paper sack like you would carry your lunch in.
Dumps $14,000 in small bills on the table.
Pretty sure these are folks operate a cash business and most likely not reporting some or all.
And yes, I reported the transaction.
No reason for me to turn a transaction into a transgression!
When a written record is involved it can probably be obtained by the IRS.
I have told the tale of selling that mountain property.
Cash to loan sale, The buyer asked me if I would take cash. Yes!
She shows up with a brown paper sack like you would carry your lunch in.
Dumps $14,000 in small bills on the table.
Pretty sure these are folks operate a cash business and most likely not reporting some or all.
And yes, I reported the transaction.
No reason for me to turn a transaction into a transgression!
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UncleEd
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Coin or coinage is nothing but a pain,
shall we say to the sciatic nerve, for
servers and the cash register operator.
In dealing with cash, it is not uncommon
to round up or round down a bill to avoid
coin change at restaurants. Yes, this
does irritate some customers.
But as a matter of fact this is a common
practice in IRS filings.
shall we say to the sciatic nerve, for
servers and the cash register operator.
In dealing with cash, it is not uncommon
to round up or round down a bill to avoid
coin change at restaurants. Yes, this
does irritate some customers.
But as a matter of fact this is a common
practice in IRS filings.
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YeshuaIsa53
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Saw a picture the other day of a kind man buying a cup of lemonade from a child's lemonade stand. When tasting it, he saw a sign that said lemonade: $5 a cup.
$5 wouldn't be enough around here.
In Cincinnati, it is unlawful to “engage in the business or trade of itinerant vendor … without first obtaining a license from the city treasurer,” which costs $150 per day.
The reason I tip in cash is when you include a tip on your credit card, it can take weeks for the staff to receive their money and then it may be at the discounted rate of what the CC pays the business. The tax portion of it is neither my business nor concern.
There are places where the waitstaff make substantial income off of tips but the majority of restaurants do not fit that category, at least in the world of places I patronize. Most places pay below minimum wage for a job I personally wouldn't want to do and if a perk of that job is to be able to fudge on your taxes, so be it. I know of no waitstaff who could be said to be living the 'good life'.
Spurdann
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“The tax portion of it is neither my business nor concern.”
This.
About the only place I use other than cash is the gas station, they seem to make it difficult to use cash.
This.
About the only place I use other than cash is the gas station, they seem to make it difficult to use cash.
Why you should always read the check...
Funny you should mentioned that. Took the wife to a small but decent restaurant for a good pizza and wings for dinner yesterday. I was 2rd in line at the check out spot and after the cashier rang up the meal of the man in front of me and CC was used she took bills out of the register and put the money in a box that was behind the counter. There were 7 boxes all with a different first name on them
I paid on CC left a $10 tip and now watched close and saw the cashier take bills from the register and put them in our waitress box. To be honest I do not know weather she put in the whole $10 or not but money did go in the box. I have never seen this before but I thought it was germane to this thread!
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I was not aware of the time delay in servers getting their tips that were charged. That gives me another reason for why I only tip in cash.
Why you should always read the check...
I'm not sure just how I would handle that. I think I would ask for the owner or manager and ask him/her why the hell do you expect me to pay more for your health insurances, whats next money to fix the leaky toilet in the bathroom or your electric bill?
Get the bill fixed and make sure I left cash on the table for the wait person!
A good bet would be I would say something going out like "Live long and prosper" but not from me this was my last visit to this place
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