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People who work in jobs where they receive cash tips can earn valuable social security protection through those tips, Bruce A. Hundley manager in Culpeper, said recently.

But, they can earn this protection only if they report those tips to their employer as the law requires. Cash tips, when added to regular wages, can mean higher cash - benefits for the worker and his or her family in the future, Hundley said.

Cash tips amounting to $20 or more in a month in a person’s work for one employer count for social security. Tips received in a form other than cash do not count.

A person who splits or shares tips with others where he or she works should count only the amount he or she finally receives. If the employer charges a service charge and divides it among employees, the part received is not a tip. It is a part of regular wages and should not be reported.

A worker is required to give his or her employer a written report of tips if they add up to $20 or more in a

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