[yarddog]

I am curious and really don’t know the answer. Do hairdressers get tips? If so I bet that is what they are after.

[ColdWater]

Do hairdressers get tips? If so I bet that is what they are after.

Mine does! And the states profile businesses and workers as to how much money they earn based on hours and square feet of business.

[JasonC]

They do when they cut my hair, but lots of people don't bother to tip these days. YMMV. But I think your guess is correct. As for the part about auditing the parents, they probably thought support transfers to her were another possible explanation - which is legal up to $10,000 a year, beyond that it is supposed to be reported as income, but often isn't. Still it all seems typically excessive and heavy handed...

[library user]

Do hairdressers get tips? If so I bet that is what they are after.

I know a girl who cuts about 20 men's hair daily, five days a week.

She gets $2-$3 tip per haircut on average.

So figure there's 261 work days during the calendar year, since she's full time.

Multiply 261 days x 20 haircuts x $2.50 for each tip and you'll come up with more than $13,000 in tips annually.

When you add $13K to the $19K this woman reported, she'd be over $30K annually easily.

[Glenn]

Do hairdressers get tips?

I tip my barber.

[GregB]

We need to out these people from the IRS...Put their names out and show up and freep them..a web sit would be nice...

[Republic of Texas]

Hairdressers do get tips, but it’s not a majority of their income. This story makes me ill.