No. The restaurant is trying to offset the amount they get charged as

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Apr 15, 2024
4:53:36pm

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Ozymandias

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Retail sales manager question. We just visited our regular restaurant and they

Syre

Apr 15, 4:43pm

Where at? Seems odd the local tax isn't applied to all sales.

groy

Apr 15, 4:46pm

Texas

Syre

Apr 15, 4:47pm

Waitress probably didn't know and just made up it's a local tax.

groy

Apr 15, 4:53pm

There is no local tax like that in the US. There are specific manner in which they have to post that information to be

specsauce

Apr 15, 4:46pm

No. The restaurant is trying to offset the amount they get charged as

Ozymandias

Apr 15, 4:53pm

A while back my merchant agreement specifically forbid this.

Choke

Apr 15, 5:14pm

Report it to the correct CC group and you might get their merchant account canc.

NYC and Japan

Apr 15, 11:43pm

That’s not a tax. It’s a credit card surcharge meant to cover the fee retailers have to pay to credit card companies.

RalphWiggam

Apr 15, 5:22pm

I understand that, do they have to post that on the menu or somewhere before you

Syre

Apr 15, 5:30pm

Point of entry, point of sale or receipt if charging extra fees.

Malathion

Apr 15, 5:41pm

See above. No correct way to do what they’re doing. Highly likely contrary to

NYC and Japan

Apr 15, 11:46pm

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