UNITED STATES v. FIOR D'ITALIA, INC.

No. 01-463.

536 U.S. 238 (2002)

UNITED STATES v. FIOR D'ITALIA, INC.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided June 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General O'Connor argued the cause for the United States. With her on the briefs were Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Kent L. Jones, Bruce R. Ellisen, and Jeffrey R. Meyer.

Tracy J. Power argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Thomas W. Power, Donald B. Ayer, and Elizabeth Rees.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined, p. 252.


Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Employers must pay Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes (popularly known as Social Security taxes or FICA taxes), calculated as a percentage of the wages—including the tips—that their employees receive. 26 U. S. C. §§ 3101, 3111, 3121(q). This case focuses upon the Government's efforts to assess a restaurant for FICA taxes based upon tips that its employees may have received but did not...

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