Is the tipping culture getting out of hand?

[Lori Dee ✅]

I never tipped when i was in the US...i bet they hated me. But unless its on the receipt included i cant claim it back on my work expenses and wasn't going to pay out of my pocket!

Most receipts have a blank line where you can write how much you left as a tip, in case you left cash on the table for "table rent". Here, most employers accept that for reimbursement as long as the tip is reasonable. Claiming you left a $100 tip for a $30 meal might raise some eyebrows.

[ChrissyRyan]

If a tip is automatically added, it cannot be claimed by the employee as income subject to the "no tax on tips" legal annual USA limit.  A payment machine or bill can suggest a tip but the spirit of a tip is that it is a reward voluntarily given by the patron.  Thus a forced tip is not voluntary, it becomes a cost of the meal or service.  Hence those would be 100% taxable to the employee receiving that forced tip.