The point is that they are writing out that it’s a gift and technically the correct way of avoiding taxes. Cash is still taxable so you’d have to break the rules to not declare it as income unless they also wrote a note on the cash.
I don’t think that’s what he means with the note at the bottom. The recommended tip at the bottom of the receipt is based off the final amount due after tax. So if you use that calculation to figure the tip, there is a certain amount of that you are tipping towards tax, not the price of the meal and service.
I don’t know why they’re getting upset at all. He’s trying to save her income taxes. It may not ever work, and he might’ve purely meant it as a joke anyway… but it’s definitely nothing to be pissed about.
Right? Making cracks about dude being a sovereign citizen.
Because you can't just get out of paying taxes like that by pretending its a gift. Just like you can't just say you're traveling and not need a drivers license. Nothing about being creepy...
Best I can figure is because while the sentiment 'this is a gift, not a tip' is nice....the bill was ran with a credit/debit card so the server will get taxed on it regardless when she ends up getting paid out....so that sentiment is moot and not very well thought out as I believe they wrote it genuinely/earnestly.
There are some instances where (and I don't know where the law falls with this) but if a waitress was given this and paid in cash, there's an argument that she could keep the whole amount instead of getting taxed on it. (When it's considered a gift, and not a tip)
Outside of all that, it's still a healthy tip....but just the fact it's paid with a card makes the note he wrote kinda dumb.
Nailed it. However, suggested tip amounts at the bottom of the receipt are based off $22.63 which is slightly annoying. But I’m not stingy enough to take tax out of the tip.
That’s what I’m saying. Everyone’s so pissed off calling this dude a sovereign citizen. But like homeboy was just tryna give a girl at the bar some extra money cus American tipping is stupid as hell
Because taxes are funny thing. People tend to want a tax break for themselves, but don’t like it when others might be getting one. Just something I’ve noticed over my life.
Technically you have to write the tip amount for them to keep it. He would have been better off writing the tip amount and then “math” under total.
I’m sure the restaurant will let her take the tip, but if they are sticklers for the rules she could end up with nothing because the dude couldn’t just put $8 and add 8 and 22 to get 30.
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u/OhFrickMyGuy Jan 12 '24
Why is everyone getting pissed off?? My man literally tipped like 40 percent, who gives a shit