Mark E. Battersby is a freelance writer with offices in the suburban Philadelphia community of Ardmore, PA. Mark's features, columns and reports have appeared in leading trade magazines and professional journals since the early 1980s.
Sure, it’s easy to overlook some tip income, ignore a portion of the operation’s receipts, or pad a few of the restaurant’s expense payments. Fudging---not to mention blatant cheating---is becoming more widespread every