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Tip distribution.

Card tips count as wages, cash tips do not. Pool distribution must be documented.

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  1. 1Card tips on a separate line on the receipt, not in revenue
  2. 2Card tips run through payroll, taxed and social charges
  3. 3Cash tips outside payroll, provided employer does not handle them
  4. 4Pool: write the distribution key (hours, shift, role) on paper
  5. 5Monthly export for payroll, accountant verifies

When to bring us in

Tax office asks for pool justification? You need written rules plus payout records, else all is treated as wages.

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