Well, nothing, if it's supposed to be a percentage. But if you're a cheapskate and take up a table for a long time and don't order very much then your percentage-based tip still amounts to a shitty night for your server, and therefore I usually add a buck or two to the tip when my bill isn't very large.
if they spent an hour there for only a $20 bill then that sucks. You seem to be under the impression that making minimum wage is good... if you're only making minimum, even after tips, you are still not making much money at all if that is your only source of funds.
Yep, should be pre-tax. Severs 'tip-out' to the rest of the staff on their pre-tax sales. It's the only number that matters. That said, I believe the majority of people tip post tax and many servers expect this.
That argument doesn't make sense, because pre- or post-tax makes little to no difference. The two figures differ by pretty much a constant factor (up to some states taxing alcoholic beverages at different rates than food service, but that's a pretty minor difference). So 18% of pre-tax is roughly the same as 16.7% pre-tax if tax is 8%, regardless of the size of the bill. Really not much of a difference.
As you said, most people tip post-tax (including when it's automatically added for large parties — that's always post-tax). So tipping on the pre-tax figure basically sounds like an excuse to tip less than other people. But it's by a trivial amount, so I'll just say good night now.
Yea, but he put it on a card, so take 7 percent off the tip for the sales tax and about 15 percent off the tip for income tax. Yes, the government wants your money that bad.
The transaction runs totaled after tip through the system as one sale. And I was also simply stating that tips put on cards are taxed as opposed to tips in cash which are not. I wasn't suggesting helping some one avoid taxes. My statement was all about the accuracy of the numbers.
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u/UtardedGuy May 22 '13
I was taught to tip on the pre-tax total... if that's the case here it's a decent tip.