When you leave a tip, it's rare that your server gets to keep it all. Here’s how tip outs and tip pools work. Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience.

Most people think tipping with a credit card is the same as tipping with cash. After all, 20% is 20%, right? But if you chat with anyone in the service industry who primarily gets paid in tips, you'll ...

Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience. He has written more than 1,500 articles and blog posts about the hospitality industry, including for Food & ...

Say “Alexa, thank my driver” on any Alexa device or in the Alexa app, or type “thank my driver” in the Amazon search bar to trigger the $5 tip Amazon sends $5 (from Amazon, not you) to the driver from ...

Holiday tipping is a way to thank people who provide you with regular services throughout the year. Service providers to consider tipping include babysitters, hairstylists, housekeepers, and dog ...

The IRS issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the temporary deductions for tip and overtime compensation for tax year 2025 and is updating some income tax forms and instructions to help ...

Perry's Restaurants Ltd. sent a brief statement on Monday in response to Chron's queries from over the weekend. A federal judge this week ruled against Perry's Restaurants, the parent company of Perry ...

What makes us tip? A new study explores two main motives: genuine appreciation for the service and conformity with social norms. Those who truly value the service tend to tip above the standard rate, ...

You've ordered drinks at the bar, and now it's time to pay. Before you even see the total, the bartender hands you a tablet with a digital tip screen. The typical options are 18%, 20%, 25% — or ...

The IRS on Friday issued proposed regulations (REG-110032-25) on the new deduction for tip income contained in the sweeping tax legislation passed over the summer. The rules contain details on ...

One way to learn more about someone is to look into their eating habits. And that’s just what Toast did. This week, the digital platform—which restaurants use for transactions—released new data about ...