"And the government takes 37% off the top.
Sometimes the government really REALLY pisses me off."
The lower 50% of workers pay only 2% of Federal Income Taxes. If she is in this bracket, depending on her circumstances, she'll probably get most, if not all, of the $3,700.00 back.
she'll probably get most, if not all, of the $3,700.00 back
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better not to loose it in the begininning...
Excellent point - tho it would be nice if gestures such as this were somehow beyond the purview of the government taxation i.e. gift-tips. For that matter, why aren't prices just listed with taxes figured in? (If one really wants to get in trouble, start paying workers their full wage and have them count out the cash back in various state, local and federal taxes. It may actually be illegal to do this, not sure on that.)