An automatic gratuity will be treated as a service charge. Fortunately for many employers in the service industry, restaurants persuaded …
Category: Restaurants & Bar
Private Label Artisanal Cheese
Looking for a private label cheese product? Offering a proprietary branded product that customers can purchase to take home is …
The 8-Mile Rule for Hotel Off-premises Permits and Advisory #2013-7 – Measurements taken a vastly different way than a 200 or 500 Foot Measurement
We usually think of hotel liquor licenses as on premise licenses where the purchaser consumes the alcoholic beverage on-site at …
Your Days Are Numbered If You Don’t Accept Credit Cards
Some bar and restaurant owners are “old school.” They still think that eateries are a cash business. Not only is …
Shipping Alcoholic Beverages via USPS
A 1909 law makes it illegal for alcoholic beverages to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Services. As a result, …
IRS Ruling is a Game-Changer for Some Restaurants and Bars
Automatic gratuities (typically 18%) take away the customer’s discretion in choosing whether and/or how much to tip the server. The …
Tax Implications of Your Tipping Policy
The IRS’ recent ruling on automatic gratuities will bring restaurants and bars under greater scrutiny in reporting their tips. Increased …
Each Bad Review Costs You 30 New Customers
In the social media age, customers are more selective about where they eat and are more inclined to share their …
Rochester Fast-Food Workers Strike and Protest for Higher Pay
Rochester is among the 100 cities across the nation seeing fast-food worker strikes and marches. These low-paid workers are advocating …
Court Allows Restaurants and Bars to Charge a Credit Card Surcharge
A federal judge has ruled that a New York State law that bans merchants from imposing surcharges on customers who …