The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that the IRS will begin classifying automatic tips as service charges beginning in January of 2014. Automatic tips are commonly added to the bills of larger parties.
This means that the tips have to be added to the regular wages of the wait staff/employees, are then subject to withholding AND employer matching for Social Security and Medicare purposes.
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We should definitely discuss this :)