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  • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    If you put more profit on paper, you pay more in taxes. Of course they're going to operate such that their books come out to only a small margin.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Every small restaurant cooks the books fucking hard. Source: I've worked in small restaurants for a decade

      • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Especially if you still have a significant amount of customers still paying cash.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Not like anyone was going to but I've had several owners make sure no one declared their tips come tax time

          • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            (For anyone who doesn't know, this lets the business report pay less in taxes, too.)