Just thinking about
when I go out to eat I leave a tip of 10to20% depending on serves sometimes more
now the waitress has to claim the tip as wages so
my question is can I wright of the tip as wages paid ????
That is actually a great question, and the answer is both yes, and no. You will have a bunch of people come on and post that you should not screw around with shiat like this and just pay your fair share of taxes YOU GODDAMN TAX DODGER!!!! This is usually said by people in the 25% tax bracket and lower. They have no clue how unfair taxes really are as you are penalized for making more money. Hey, if we were ALL in the same tax bracket, that would be different. But the tax code truly penalizes those people who are successful. Now the "pay your fair share" tax people will usually chime in about an antedotal story about a trust fund baby who doesn't pay any taxes and never worked a day it his life.
Ultimately, talk to your tax person. If you actually go out that often that you are spending a significant chunk on tipping, then it might be worth it. Most tax people and cpa's will probably reccomend that you write it off under entertainment as part of your business. The down side to that is that the IRS only gives you 50% of the write-off on entertainment.