About twice a month, I order take-out at a local, family-owned, ethnic restaurant. Each time, I pay cash. The clerk gives me my change without ringing the order in the cash register.
Is there anyone in this newsgroup that is naive enough to believe that they pay taxes on this transaction?
I would think that most small, family-owned businesses that have cash customers pocket the cash rather than declare it. Are there any statistics on this issue? (of course, how reliable are those statistics).