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Your Tip Structure Has Payroll Risks You Haven't Thought About
Most business owners set up their tip policy once and never think about it again. That's usually when the problems start.
In this episode, Matt and Mike get into the compliance side of tipped employees that most owners don't hear about until they're already in trouble. They cover why overtime math gets ugly when tipped and non-tipped hours land in the same week, what happens when nightly cash-outs create paychecks with zero withholding, and how the One Big Beautiful Bill just expanded FICA tip credit beyond restaurants for the first time.
Highlights include:
Why tipped overtime isn't…
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