<prompt> Human: So I work at Cold Stone as shift lead where we receive quite a good amount of tips, ranging from 10 on a bad night to 30 on a good night. However, I havent actually been recording my tips until a few weeks ago Ive worked there since September as I had no idea I needed to, and my boss manager and owner of the store has not made any effort to report tips either or tell anyone to record tips and AFAIK Im the only one who has been recording tips.What course of action should I take? Will it bite me in the ass if I just dont report any tips on my W2? Should I report the tips Ive recorded so far? Extrapolate for the months I dont have recorded tips? Other info that might be helpful is that Im a part time student living with my family and work 24 hours a week on a wage that is 50 cents above minimum.  <response>: The right thing to do is to report the tips as income. If the manager is not recording tips and they are paid in cash, there is no way for the IRS to know that you received tips. 