Serving staff have to declare and pay income taxes on their tips. If they don’t, they’re guilty of tax evasion and could get huge problems down the road.
I have a friend who did a bunch of work for cash and the CRA came after him for unpaid taxes. I would never want to go through that.
It is literally the exact same price.
They don’t do it because then they have to pay taxes on those tips
Serving staff have to declare and pay income taxes on their tips. If they don’t, they’re guilty of tax evasion and could get huge problems down the road.
I have a friend who did a bunch of work for cash and the CRA came after him for unpaid taxes. I would never want to go through that.