Nautilus Launches the World's First Gratuity Card for Paying Tips Only
In 2012 Attorney Evan Spencer filed a $5,5 billion dollar class action against New York City restaurants, bars, and nightclubs that violated consumer protection laws by charging automatic gratuities.
Nautilus Launches the World's First Gratuity Card for Paying Tips Only.
![The IRS has updated a fact sheet that explains the differences between tips and service charges [Fact Sheet 2017-8, 4/25/2017].](https://img.einnews.com/large/394580/the-irs-has-updated-a-fact-shee.jpeg#602x393)
The IRS has updated a fact sheet that explains the differences between tips and service charges [Fact Sheet 2017-8, 4/25/2017].
The IRS has updated a fact sheet that explains the differences between tips and service charges [Fact Sheet 2017-8, 4/25/2017].
In general, the following factors characterize a payment as a tip:
1. The payment must be made free from compulsion;
2. The customer must have the unrestricted right to determine the amount;
3. The payment should not be the subject of negotiation or dictated by employer policy; and
4. The customer should generally have the right to determine who receives the payment.
Absent these factors, the payment is likely a service charge.
About Richard H. Davis
Richard H. Davis is a prolific inventor and entrepreneur and a United States Merchant Marine and combat veteran. As a yacht-delivery skipper during the United States Invasion of Panama, Davis ended up in the crossfire and tells his story in his unpublished manuscript “Sailor of Fortune”, that chronicles his adventures at sea and land on the Motor Vessel Kamillian. In addition Davis is a photojournalist for Soft Drinks International Magazine in Britain. Davis has appeared on such national and regional media broadcasts including CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, and ABC News, and in The New York Times, and many others.
About Nautilus International, Inc.
Nautilus International, Inc., is a rapidly growing company that distributes extraordinary nutraceutical products to markets around the world. Located in Beverly Hills, California, Nautilus develops and markets scientifically formulated, pharmaceutical quality nutritionals, specifically for person-to-person distribution. Their product brands are both licensed and developed in-house, for private label brands or co-brands which are manufactured at strategic locations throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
For more information on the TIP Card, visit https://gratuitycard.blogspot.com
*Nautilus International, Inc., is a financial technology company, not a bank. Bark-branded credit products are issued by First National Bank of Omaha, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Visa and Visa Signature are registered trademarks of Visa International Service Association and used under license.
Editor's Note: In 2012 Attorney Evan Spencer filed a $5,5 billion dollar class action against New York City restaurants, bars, and nightclubs that violated consumer protection laws by charging automatic gratuities. The case received national media attention, advised the public of this unlawful practice, and stopped most businesses from continuing the illegal policy.
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