Everything You Need to Know About IRS Tip Reporting

Michelle Mire

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Tips represent a significant portion of a worker's income in the restaurant and hospitality industries. As tipped income is considered taxable income, both employees and employees have specific reporting requirements. Learn about the IRS tip reporting guidelines in this post, written for the Toast Restaurant Management Blog.

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Blogmaster, content creator and inbound marketing guru at Wagepoint, Michelle enjoys simplifying complex payroll topics and generating articles with actionable advice for small businesses and startups. When not at the keyboard, she enjoys chocolate, running and quality television (not always in that order).
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