"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> > notbob wrote:
> > >
> > > On 2004-09-12, jmcquown > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Indeed, they tax your sales not what you *earn* which is just plain
> stupid.
> > > > Sometimes I had to pay more money than I made. Nother reason not to
> be a
> > > > wait-person.
> > >
> > > HUH!!??
> > >
> > > How can they tax your sales? A wait person is not selling anything?
> Please
> > > elaborate.
> >
> > They assume you make a certain percentage of tips. I forget what the
> > percentage they assume. Unfortunately, it's a result of massive
> > underreporting by waitstaff.
> >
> > nancy
>
> That's the very reason why it's so important to tip the staff. The
> government automatically taxes the staff based upon the sales that they
did.
> If people don't tip, the waiters and waitresses pay for it anyway. It's
not
> fair, IMO, but that's how it works.
>
> kili
>
>
This is bullshit - see my other message.


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