Automatic gratuity isn’t a scam — it’s the system that keeps servers from losing money while doing their jobs.

Dear Abby: My son is hosting a reception for 30 guests at his home for his daughter’s (my granddaughter’s) wedding. It will be a professionally catered sit-down dinner complete with a professional ...

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A pair of Massachusetts State House bills are once again taking aim at how restaurant workers are paid, adding a proposal for minimum gratuity into the mix. This comes after Question 5, which called ...

Tipping culture in America is a hot topic. Many people feel that gratuity either shouldn't be as high as it is or shouldn't be paid at all. Because of this, many people will try and make up any excuse ...

During a campaign stop in Las Vegas, then-candidate Donald Trump tossed out an idea to make tips exempt from tax. This presumably appealed to tipped Las Vegas workers. This was, technically, a ...

Starting this tax season, workers who customarily receive tips will be able to deduct from their taxed wages up to $25,000 made in tips. This include workers such as barbers, hair stylists, bartenders ...

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The Treasury Department released proposed regulations Friday on the "no tax on tips" provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, outlining which types of jobs and tips would be eligible. Processing ...

Diners have taken to Reddit to share how bad the service has to be to leave no tip—or a "troll tip" meant to send a message. Reddit user Brandon (u/darkroot_gardner) took to Reddit's r/tipping ...