{"id":40307,"date":"2025-10-05T20:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40307"},"modified":"2025-10-05T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:23:21","slug":"no-tax-on-tips-new-law-brings-tax-relief-for-service-workers-magfeeds-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40307","title":{"rendered":"No Tax on Tips: New Law Brings Tax Relief for Service Workers &#8211; Magfeeds.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magfeeds.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/United-States-Capitol-place-Washington-DC-US.webp\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" title=\"United-States-Capitol-place-Washington-DC-US\" src=\"https:\/\/magfeeds.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/United-States-Capitol-place-Washington-DC-US-696x464.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- content --><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-modified-info\">Last Updated on September 8, 2025 by<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><strong>What You Need to Know About the \u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d Provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, service workers across the nation received welcome news: the enactment of the <strong>One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)<\/strong> has ushered in a widely anticipated tax relief measure\u2014the <strong>\u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d<\/strong> provision.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph -->Signed into law on <strong>July 4, 2025<\/strong>, by President Donald Trump, OBBBA rolls back trillions in expiring tax cuts and introduces targeted deductions\u2014including a powerful break aimed specifically at tipped workers.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new law, eligible service workers can deduct up to <strong>$25,000<\/strong> of their <strong>cash tip income<\/strong> from federal taxable income\u2014starting with earnings in 2025 (tax returns filed in 2026).<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, a worker must:<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earn <strong>cash tips<\/strong> (note: digital tips like credit card or app-based ones are still taxable)<\/li>\n<li>Make under <strong>$150,000<\/strong> individually or <strong>$300,000<\/strong> jointly, with deductions phasing out above those thresholds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The IRS and Treasury have released a preliminary list of <strong>68 occupations<\/strong> eligible for this deduction\u2014spanning traditional service roles like waitstaff and bartenders, as well as <strong>unexpected ones<\/strong> like podcasters, influencers, wedding planners, electricians, and gaming workers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_mid_content - mid_content --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_mid_content - mid_content -->While the law has generous intent, its real-world impact is mixed:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modest savings for many<\/strong>: According to the Tax Policy Center, only about <strong>40% of tipped worker households<\/strong> will benefit, with average annual savings around <strong>$1,800<\/strong>. A significant share of tipped workers already owe little income tax, reducing the law\u2019s effect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cuts elsewhere may undermine gains<\/strong>: Reported reductions in <strong>SNAP and Medicaid<\/strong> benefits totaling over $1 trillion could offset any tax savings for low-income workers.<\/li>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_long_content - long_content --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_long_content - long_content --><\/p>\n<li><strong>Populism over policy?<\/strong> Critics argue that the law preferentially benefits certain workers and may encourage a shift toward unstable, tip-based compensation. It also risks weakening the broader tax base.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial cost concerns<\/strong>: Analysts at Yale\u2019s Budget Lab and the Joint Committee on Taxation estimate a <strong>$32\u2013$40 billion<\/strong> cost over 10 years, adding to long-term deficits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Deduction amount<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Up to $25,000 in cash tip income (2025\u20132028)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Income limits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Phases out over $150,000 (single), $300,000 (joint)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eligible occupations<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Stars, stylists, servers\u2014and even podcasters and electricians<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax types affected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Federal income tax only\u2014tips still count for Social Security and Medicare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Potential savings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Roughly $1,800\/year for those who benefit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Criticism<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Unequal benefits, may aid tip-based economy, deficit concerns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tipped workers need not wait. The deduction applies retroactively to income earned in 2025\u2014so when filing taxes in early 2026, those who qualify can claim it. Over the next few months, the <strong>Treasury and IRS<\/strong> are expected to finalize detailed eligibility guidelines and application procedures.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_longer_content - longer_content --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_longer_content - longer_content -->For many in the hospitality and service sectors, <strong>tax relief for service workers<\/strong> through the \u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d law may offer welcome breathing room. Yet, with modest average savings and offsetting benefit cuts, the overall impact may fall short of expectations.<\/p>\n<p>As the policy unfolds, it\u2019s crucial to monitor updates in IRS guidance and evaluate how these changes affect individual finances\u2014and whether additional reforms are needed to support workers in a more holistic way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-226ea706     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"3\">\n<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated on September 8, 2025 by What You Need to Know About the \u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d Provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Earlier this summer, service &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40309,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40307\/revisions\/40309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}