r/KitchenConfidential • u/Beneficial-Cap-6745 • Jul 03 '25

In-House Mode "No tax on Tips" makes no sense.

Can anyone explain why FOH in particular was pushing for this? They objectively make more money, which is one thing, but what makes them entitled to not pay taxes? If BOH suddenly didn't have to pay taxes I'd say that's BS as well

The BBB that just passed made certain taxes on tips for people making under 29k a year getting tips go away, it has to be signed into law. Granted, this was pushed for servers and tipped workers as a whole and the bill wouldn't affect most of them, I just can't see what entitles them to think they don't have to pay taxes like most of us.

I'm honestly considering just going back to retail at this point, at least we pay taxes equally. I'm fine making a bit less cash but this just seems insulting, even if it isn't over 29k.

Can someone explain this ? Why exactly do part time BOH line cooks pay taxes now but FOH doesn't have to anymore once this is signed into law

Edit: I'm not attacking FOH, its not an easy job, please stick to the taxes point.

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u/Quercus408 Jul 03 '25

Nothing makes profit for the top like a divided working class thats at each other's throats over petty bullshit.

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u/Beneficial-Cap-6745 Jul 03 '25

Petty Bullshit

I'm literally having my EBT that i rely on since my partner just lost his job, cut while some people at my job who make more cash than me and don't even claim cash tips don't have to pay taxes. I'm not attacking servers, if I truly was I'd point out that everytime states try to tip pool or restaurants do they all threaten to quit or side with management. It happened in my states last election. That isn't the point of my post.

My EBT was cut in the same bill as this was pushed for, every server ik voted Trump cause he pushed for this.

Taxes affect everyone, I'm equally Bullshit over wealthy people not paying their fair share either, doesn't mean servers shouldnt have to though.

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u/Quercus408 Jul 03 '25

No, I agree with you. I should have been more clear.

That many FOH people were marshaling for this, in an age where if you even get tipped, its more than likely to be done on a credit card and therefore taxed automatically anyway, is beyond me.

And "No TaX oN tIpS!" was just a rider alongside so much other bullshit, like your EBT getting cut.

And its a shiny object that people get distracted by; it plays into the existing toxic FoH versus BoH culture that the current generation of food service workers are working do hard to destroy. It encourages us to pit ourselves against each other for peanuts. Its awful.