Would this piss you off if a bar....

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Raiderhader

First: fuck those assholes at TABC. Idiotic, entrapping bureaucrats.

Second: You cannot possibly believe that the current 14% tax is not factored into your alcohol sales and passed onto the customer already?

Of course it is, but there is currently no way to pass that on without having to change ADVERTISED prices. There is a big difference in perception for some people when it comes to a $2 beer and a $2.25 beer. All fine and dandy when you have a level playing field but now with the new craptastic system restaurants get a clear edge because everyone EXPECTS taxes on the bill there.

Originally Posted by Raiderhader

Third: I do not see the problem with the cash transactions. The computers can easily add that on for cash as they can credit cards. Unless I am still missing something here?

Imagine bartending and a guy orders a $2 Bud. He stuffs a dollar in the tip jar and hands you $2.. you gonna say "hey it's $2.16 with tax, gonna need 16 cents man." What a complete cluster****.

Your only choice is to take it in the ass and lose a couple grand a month OR raise prices overtly OR this solution which is to add the 8.25% sales tax to CC tabs because then it's seemless.

The ONLY drawback would be customer reactions to seeing the sales tax on the tab. I figure 80% of us are so trained to see sales tax that most wouldn't even notice.