Life in the restaurant business can provide a start in the working world for young people or a stable living for many Americans and their families.

For restaurants that have a minimum gratuity charge on large groups, the IRS will now count those tips as regular wages rather than traditional tips that we are all familiar with when we dine out. Ask any server, and they will tell you that this will directly affect their day-to-day lifestyle.

Servers make very little in regular wages and largely rely on tips to pay the bills and budget for weeks ahead.

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