So, do you claim all the tips??
The bartending school I went to said, you have to claim all tips that are paid
from credit cards, because those tips can be tracked. As far as cash tips you
should claim a good portion, because the school said that a deal is being made
btween some establishments and the IRS - that if the IRS can audit and track
all the bartenders and waitstaffs tips than the establishment will not be
audited. So claim a good portion of your hourly tips.
I know in some states they have a percentage of a waitresses salary is added
as the average tips per hour they think a waitress will make.