This Customer Refused To Tip Their Waitress, But They Gave Her This With A Note Instead

<div><p>Instead of tipping their waitress, this customer left a pile of cash and a note. But what she decides to do about it could be illegal.</p><p>Anyone who has worked in the service industry as a tipped wage server or a minimum wage worker, knows that both struggle to make ends meet. &nbsp;</p><p>But if this waitress follows her customer's advice, she might be breaking the law.</p><div><figure><a href="https://i.redd.it/6y6d5lor8cty.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/6y6d5lor8cty-20-281-29-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/6y6d5lor8cty-20-281-29-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/6y6d5lor8cty-20-281-29-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/6y6d5lor8cty-20-281-29-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://i.redd.it/6y6d5lor8cty.jpg" target="_blank">REDDIT - REDD.IT</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>In the United States, the minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 per hour. If they don't make what they'd earn under the federal minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference at the end of the week. </p><p>According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), refusal to claim tips for tax purposes is illegal. Doing so could put you at risk of being audited. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Although the IRS <a href="https://www.irs.gov/uac/are-tips-taxable-irs-offers-tips-on-tips">"Tips on Tips"</a> guide does specify that "income received from the form of tips is taxable," there is nothing clear about what to do if the money is given as a 'gift.' </p><p>Gifts of money are <a href="https://www.irs.gov/uac/eight-tips-to-determine-if-your-gift-is-taxable">taxable</a>, but only if they exceed $13,000.</p><p><strong>What do you think she should do?</strong></p><p>[h/t <a href="http://www.attn.com/stories/16712/why-customer-gave-personal-gift-instead-tip">ATTN:</a>]</p><p></p></div>