The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/29/heads-up-tipped-employees-no-taxes-on-tips-still-means-some-taxes-on-your-tips/The devil is coming out of the details of Trump’s “no taxes on tips” policy, and it turns out tipped employees still have to pay taxes on those tips but then deduct them afterwards, and automatic service charges are still fully taxed. Donald Trump probably skimmed a few votes from Kamala Harris, particularly in Las Vegas and Nevada, with his campaign pledge of “no taxes on tips.”  And one could say that he followed through on this one, as the “no taxes in tips” policy (and we’re putting it in quotes for a reason) was indeed part of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill that Congress passed this summer. And now that the IRS is releasing the rules

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