Get your tips out

7th February 2010

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The Tax office (Urzad Skarbowy) has said it will levy taxes on people working in the customer service industry.

Jobs such as waiters, hairdressers and bar staff, where workers can expect to enjoy receiving tips for good service, may soon require employees to declare any additional income for tax purposes.

At the moment, the focus is more on casino workers, which, according to a study by the chamber, is the area where the declaration of tips is the lowest of all.

“Cash in the form of tips provided by casino customers, being put into one pot and then shared out between the employees, represents income from employment and should be subject to taxation,” says Wieslaw Drozdz, a spoke ...