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The Federal Court of Appeal ruling recently upheld a lower court’s decision regarding a Halifax restaurant’s obligation to submit income tax, Employment Insurance, and Canada Pension Plan contributions on employee gratuities. This case relates to electronic tipping in the restaurant and how those tips were handled and distributed among employees. Restaurants must now submit approximately $100,000 in source deductions on electronic tips to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

As this decision is not the first time our tax courts have ruled on this issue, the case illustrates the need for restaurateurs to ensure their tip-out systems protect their business from liability. Building upon the last webinar discussion, due to popular demand and continued questions, James Rhodes, BSc, LLB, of Taxation Lawyers will be joining us again to discuss:

• How gratuities should be kept separate from sales revenue and payroll in a separate non-business-related account that is managed and dispersed by employee
• Direct vs. controlled tips
• How to protect yourself and your business from tip-out liabilities; and
• Answer a number of frequently asked questions from the previous webinar 

James Rhodes, BSc, LLB, has been helping restaurants implement tip-out systems that make gratuity distribution as easy as possible for employees while protecting restaurants from potential liabilities associated with EI and CPP.