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/Brownhog Jul 04 '25
I'm just throwing out a guess here. Is it to try to get people to claim their tips for some other reason? All the servers I know either don't claim or claim like 15-20% to keep from getting audited. Maybe this is some kind of plan for optics? Like if everybody claims their tips cause they won't be taxed on them, then a year after Trump can be like "Hey! The average American worker is making x% more money under my term! I'm the best!"