When a restaurant adds an automatic gratuity, it means that the restaurant has charged a serving fee. Typically, a gratuity fee may be 18% of the total bill. Alicia Thompson, CEO of the Myrtle Beach ...

In general, tipping is optional for diners. However, many have reported that there is an increasing pressure to tip, and tip more, even in places where they previously didn’t tip. For example, one ...

A state bill making its way through Tallahassee could transform how Miami restaurants handle automatic gratuities. It could potentially end the increasingly common practice of adding preset tip ...

Read full article: Florida Senate panel advances hands-free driving bill A bouquet of flowers and a black cloth adorn the desk of the late Democratic State Sen. Geraldine Thompson on the floor of the ...

The new, special tax deduction on tips is retroactive and applies to eligible tip income earned in all of 2025. The tax break on tip income runs from 2025 through 2028. Tax professionals raise red ...