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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 02 - 04 - ID#lc9yjf
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Spotify really free? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Backwoodyshawty42069
I’ve been using the starbucks spotify for over a year and one of our newer baristas pointed out they take out $8 a check for spotify. So I went and checked my own pay stub and sure enough $8 being taken out. Can anybody explain what’s going on? is it a tax or something or do we get refunded cause if not I would like to cancel and use the $5 student package that spotify offers.
StormTheParade 21 points 2y ago
Actually that should say $8 *imputed* which is actually an addition, not subtraction.

The benefit is free, but it is a taxed benefit. The imputed income offsets the tax so you don't lose money to pay taxes for a free benefit. Many/most companies do this!
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