Before Salaris can process tips, you need to define where your tip data comes from:
Your POS system (such as Genius for Restaurants or Shift4 Dine)
Spreadsheet upload OR
Manual entry
From there, Salaris handles tips in two ways: those that are paid and reported through payroll, and those that are reported on employee pay stubs for tax purposes only.
For help on importing or uploading tips during payroll, please review this help article: Importing tips during payroll | Salaris Payroll Help Center
Tip source
Navigate to Settings>General.
Under Import tips, select where tip data should come from. Only one source can be selected at a time.
Option | When to use |
Genius POS | Available if you have an active Genius for Restaurants integration. |
SocialSchedules timecards | Available if you have an active SocialSchedules integration. |
Workforce Management timecards | Available if you have an active Workforce Management integration. Tips are sourced directly from the Shift4 Dine POS. |
Other — I'll enter them manually | Allows you to manually enter or upload tips via spreadsheet during the payroll run.
Choose this option if you calculate tips manually or via a tip pooling solution. |
We don't pay tips | Select this if tips aren't paid to employees. Any tips on imported timecards will be ignored. This is the default option. |
Note: Regardless of which source you choose, tips can always be manually added or edited against individual employees during the payroll run.
Pay Via Salaris
All tips imported into Salaris are recorded on employee paystubs for tax purposes — but not all tips need to be paid through payroll.
Once you've selected a tip source (excluding We don't pay tips), a table will appear where you can choose which tip types should be paid via Salaris. The options within the table are dependent on the tip source selected.
When finished, select Save in the upper-right corner to apply your settings.
Example tip typs:
Cash tips — employees typically take these home at the end of their shift, so they usually don't need to be paid through Salaris. They are still reported on paystubs.
Credit card tips — these typically do need to be paid through Salaris during payroll.
Example
If an employee's timecards report $100 in cash tips in Workforce Management, enabling Workforce Management as a tip source but disabling Pay via Salaris for cash tips means those cash tips are documented and taxed, but not paid again through payroll.
💡NOTE:
The term "Cash tips" on the Import Tips screen refers to the method in which the tip was paid by the customer. (cash versus credit card)
The term "Cash tips" on the Run Payroll screen refers to the method in which the tip was paid out to the employee. (cash versus paycheck)
Need help?
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Salaris Payroll Support. We’re here to help.