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S 129 Passed a chamber

Creates a federal income tax deduction of up to $25,000 for cash tips received by workers in occupations that traditionally received tips, and extends the employer payroll tax credit for tips to beauty service businesses.

Official title: No Tax on Tips Act

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 26-MAY-2025
Senate
Introduced 16-JAN-2025
Referred 16-JAN-2025
Passed 20-MAY-2025
Key points
  • Allows a deduction of up to $25,000 for qualified cash tips, available to taxpayers who take the standard deduction and to those who itemize.
  • Limits qualified tips to occupations that traditionally and customarily received tips on or before December 31, 2023, as listed by the Treasury Secretary.
  • Requires the Treasury Secretary to publish that occupation list within 90 days of enactment and to adjust federal income tax withholding tables for the deduction.
  • Excludes employees whose compensation from the same employer in the prior year exceeded the threshold in section 414(q).
  • Extends the employer Social Security tax credit for tips under section 45B to barbering and hair care, nail care, esthetics, and body and spa treatments.
  • Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (16-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 20-MAY-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Taxation

Sponsor Ted Cruz (R-TX) Cosponsors · 8
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