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Tips greatly appreciated.

Carson is still the best; I watch the reruns occasionally. Late night TV now is nothing but political nonsense.
 

Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous vote​

 

Trump tells a crowd in Las Vegas he is working with Congress on a bill to exclude tips from federal taxes​


I don't think USPAP or my clients say I can't get tips. I'll bring a tip jar.
I remember the year when tips were first taxed, mid-1980S's.

As an appraiser I once added $5,000 to the OV for five Oreo cookies that the borrower provided.
And $10,000 when another borrower told me that she was a stripper...
... but often surprised to realize that borrowers don't offer a gratuity that presumably would provide the greatest ROI in history....
 
Now that tips will be exempted from taxes up to the $25,000 annual limit, I’m compelled to ask……

What exactly qualifies as a tip? I get what it is in the restaurant business but other situations puzzle me. If your landscaper mows the yard and you hand him $300 without him invoicing you, is that a tip or a wage?

Who keeps count of the annual amount, and how? No 1099-NEC filing is required for amounts less than $600 still, right? So who will be keeping tabs of the “tips” given?

I’m glad for the no-tax rule but just curious how it will work on the accounting side.
 
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Now that tips will be exempted from taxes up to the $25,000 annual limit, I’m compelled to ask……

What exactly qualifies as a tip? I get what it is in the restaurant business but other situations puzzle me. If your landscaper mows the yard and you hand him $300 without him invoicing you, is that a tip or a wage?

Who keeps count of the annual amount, and how? No 1099-NEC filing is required for amounts less than $600 still, right? So who will be keeping tabs of the “tips” given?

I’m glad for the no-tax rule but just curious how it will work on the accounting side.
I don't know. I don't know how business that was used to handling all the tips will handle it. I know some waiters don't share tips. If you have more than one waiter, and you only tip one, they don't share.

I think some business collect all the tips and share with employees equally. I don't know how it will be handled by a CPA.
 
Fernando said they don't tip overseas in some countries. He said it is an insult if you try to tip them.

I guess they see it as you are wanting more than you already got. LOL

You are being too forward.
 
You have to watch your ticket here. Sometimes the tip is already in the bill.

Gratuity.
 
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