<prompt> Human: The situation is pretty simple; I work at a restaurant that employs undocumented workers for busboys and such. Every night I tip them out 4.5 of my total sales, which is roughly a quarter of what I make. This money always shows up on my records for each paycheck, though I never receive a dollar of it. When tax time rolls around, it ends up showing I make usually around 6,000 more than I do. So I always end up paying for an extra 6,000 I never really made. Is there any way around this? Ive has a tax preparer the past two years who was able to pull some strings that the h and r block wouldnt, but I am moving across the country and need to know if there is a better way.Edit: Im not looking to get them in trouble or burn any bridges. Im moving across the country in two weeks. Im mostly wondering if there is a legit way to deduct my tip out on my taxes if it was calculated with my gross pay.Assistant: IRS employee here:Publication 531 page 3, is your reference: Report to your employer only cash, check, and debit and credit card tips you receive. If you participate in a tip-splitting or tip-pooling arrangement, report only the tips you receive and retain. Do not report to your employer any portion of the tips you receive that you pass on to other employees. However, you must report tips you receive from other employees.That the bussers receiving your tip out arent documented has no bearing on how you track and report your tips.Thank you for reading.Human: The thing is I dont claim them, my employer claims them for me. I get zero dollar pay stubs, but the amount is shows I made is always a few hundred higher, and it lines up with how much I tip out each week.  <response>: Its probably time to discuss tip reporting with your employer. Its always been done like this does not make it correct. 