Ocean Boy Posted May 22, 2021 #76 Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: They just need to call it what it is. A Service Charge or a Resort Fee Then people can post about how much they tip the staff in addition to the service charge. It will make for great reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 22, 2021 #77 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just now, Ocean Boy said: Then people can post about how much they tip the staff in addition to the service charge. It will make for great reading. Umm, aren't we already bringing that up ad nauseam🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted May 25, 2021 #78 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 4:45 AM, John&LaLa said: They just need to call it what it is. A Service Charge or a Resort Fee I agree — if they are formally trying to structure employee compensation thru an additional fee paid separately by passengers, it should be noted as a service fee. A gratuity is something else 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qextor Posted May 26, 2021 #79 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 4:45 AM, John&LaLa said: They just need to call it what it is. A Service Charge or a Resort Fee They can't. If tips become a required fee, that fee is considered income and is then taxable. Tips become the income of the employee receiving them, and will be taxed accordingly. This is why cruise lines will never make tips mandatory - it's a tax issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seville2Cabo Posted May 26, 2021 #80 Share Posted May 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Qextor said: They can't. If tips become a required fee, that fee is considered income and is then taxable. Tips become the income of the employee receiving them, and will be taxed accordingly. This is why cruise lines will never make tips mandatory - it's a tax issue. Cash tips are considered income and are taxable. Not much change for the employee, but may do better with a required resort “fee”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 26, 2021 #81 Share Posted May 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, Qextor said: This is why cruise lines will never make tips mandatory - it's a tax issue. Careful with absolutes - even RCI itself includes (or makes mandatory) tips within the cruise fare out of some markets, like Australia. And then, there are whole lines, like Virgin and luxury lines (like RCG's own Silversea), where grats are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 26, 2021 #82 Share Posted May 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Qextor said: They can't. If tips become a required fee, that fee is considered income and is then taxable. Tips become the income of the employee receiving them, and will be taxed accordingly. This is why cruise lines will never make tips mandatory - it's a tax issue. I didn't think cruise lines paid taxes on income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qextor Posted May 26, 2021 #83 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: Careful with absolutes - even RCI itself includes (or makes mandatory) tips within the cruise fare out of some markets, like Australia Fair enough. I did over speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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