Electronic tipping began to work: what it is and how to use it

Likewise, it is not the end of this last option, since Consumers who must pay will be able to choose between leaving the amount in bills, or paying it through debit, credit cards or virtual wallets.

This virtual alternative It does not imply any extra tax for the business owner. Simply select the amount and pay via QR or transfer.

This was announced by Undersecretary of Consumer Defense and Commercial Loyalty, Fernando Blanco Muiñoin his X account: “As of today, the Decree 731/2024 by Javier Milei. When leaving a tip You can do it in cash or with your card or virtual wallet. More agile, safer, without additional costs or tariffs,” he assured.

How the system works

As the official explained, in this first stage the system includes the sectors of gastronomy, hotels, fuel sales and deliveries. All these businesses They have an obligation to offer this option to consumers.

The latter, in addition, may decide the amount and how to pay it. That is, if they prefer to pay it added to the final receipt or delivered directly to the employee.

On the other hand, the tip can be directed directly to the worker’s account, or it can be paid to an account separate from the premises, separate from the usual one. In this last case, The business must pay that money to the worker within 24 hours, either digitally or in cash.

The Government clarified that The mechanism will not impact any extra taxes for merchants, because Tips can no longer be considered part of the salary of the workers. Therefore, you will not have tax withholdings.

This means that also is equivalent to a freely available bonus for the employeewithout intermediaries that get in the way, but in an unregulated way.

Electronic tipping had been regulated in August and it had been established that Businesses had 90 days to adapt their systems. After several delays, they reported that the method was already operational as of this Thursday.

The decree announcing the measure