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2013-09-06 -Land of the Free

IRS Rule Leads Restaurants to Rethink Automatic Tips

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 An "Automatic Tip" Is nothing more than a mandatory price increase (Which the government taxes) it's NOT a "Supplement".

If I give to a waiter/waitress it's intended to go to THEM, not the government.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-09-06 12:27|| 2013-09-06 12:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I generally tip higher than this automatic tips but when a restaurant includes the tip automatically I don't feel obligated to make up the difference. Its like, they decided already what the service was worth.

I know that is unfair to the wait staff because they are occasionally stiffed but its just easy to consider the tip paid when its embedded.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-09-06 14:29|| 2013-09-06 14:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Just a couple weeks ago the news was full of some restaurants getting away from tips. I assume automatic tipping built into the bill but perhaps they really just bury it in the price as to be non-tips. Wonder if this hits them as well.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-09-06 14:30|| 2013-09-06 14:30|| Front Page Top

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