Bottom line, your taxes due should never be a surprise! If you had an ugly tax surprise, or maybe your taxes still aren’t filed, consider these three ways to make the tax process much easier in the future.

If you’ve ever had to gasp when you find out the amount of tax due when filing your tax return, you know what it feels like to have a tax surprise.

Let’s start with a basic rule:  Cash tips are taxable and need to be reported as part of an employee’s income. The logistics of how to collect and receive tip information becomes a bit more problematic.