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$40 / Hr
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From what I've heard, when you tip the waitstaff (in the U.S., in a restaurant), it doesn't necessarily go to one person, some goes the waitperson, some to the bartender, some to the busperson.
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Also, IANAL, but I'm guessing that the business/management collected the tips and distributed them, vs an individual who was elligable for tips.
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And next time, instead of tipping, hand it to the person and say "this is a gift", that way they won't have to pay federal income tax.*
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You legally have to pay taxes on gifts in the US. Also gambling earnings and on merchandise won through contests. The IRS also expects you to pay taxes on any illegal activities. Much to the chagrin of Al Capone.
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Also you cannot write off gambling losses on your taxes
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Edit: and I forgot a link: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small...-on-gift-taxes And my understanding is that more then $17,000 can be gifted at once, the gifter just needs to report it on a tax form, and doesn't pay any gift tax until the lifetime limit of $12,000,000 is exceeded (as of 2023). It seems like a very favorable (to the givers/receivers) tax law. ![]() Last edited by John F; 02-03-2023 at 02:37 PM. |
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From what I've read, Amazon originally started the Smile program because they wanted people to go directly to them instead of googling first. It was cheaper to give away a bit of money than to pay the google fees. I guess they have enough direct purchases now they feel they no longer need it.
Which all makes that ridiculous excuse even more offensive. |
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In the mid-eighties, it would have been at least three standard deviations more than the average wait-person would have earned. In 1990, US$40/hour was more than 70% of the general population made. Waitstaff _think_ that they can earn more than US$40/hour, because there are superstar extraordinaires, like a friend of mine that maintained a rolling 7 day average of US$1,000/shift, working at Waffle House. When she worked at an establishment that served alcohol, on a person's third visit, if they had ordered the same drink on the two prior occasions, she'd bring that drink to them, when taking their order, usually setting it down with a "here is your usual", to customers that were as oft as not, stunned to learn that they had a usual beverage. |
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My sister-in-law used to work at Musso and Frank in the late '70s and early '80s. She made an ungodly amount of money during her years there.
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It officially happened to me. My bookmark to Amazon Smile redirects to the regular Amazon Prime site.
Went to Code:
smile.amazon.com Code:
https://www.amazon.com/?redirectFromSmile=1 |
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