Originally Posted by
kenn0223
Many/most restaurants & bars deduct the CC fee processing from tips as well as other "processing fees". I worked weekends at a large bar as a bartender up until a few years ago and I got about $0.90 on the dollar for credit card tips. The tips were also subject to reversal in the event of a chargeback. My biggest tip ever was pulled back several months later when the ......... kid disputed the charge.
If you are tipping, do so in cash even if paying the bill by credit card.
My understanding is that employers may deduct the actual credit card processing fee from your tip, but that certainly shouldn't be 10%. This would certainly be illegal in many states, if not all.
I don't typically tip in cash, because it can facilitate both tip pool fraud and tax fraud.