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Originally Posted by BrianL99
Unless a restaurant is a "one off" (local, family owned), you can usually assume that Tips are shared. It's simply not practical to run a restaurant any other way. Tips are taxed just like any other pay, which is another reason pooling tips are more efficient for owners ... the tips are reported and the owner is off the hook.
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I would disagree, I have worked in several chain restaurants and never tip pooled. Out of my tips I did have to tip the bartender for service bar and food runners if there was one on schedule that shift, but never pooled tips.