What does a BTS Week sales spike change in your books? Four things: your CDTFA sales tax filing frequency can change, tip records must stay clean for the new tip deduction, temporary staff earn daily overtime under California law, and your September 15 estimated tax should stay on the safe harbor. A BTS Week sales…
Who qualifies for the new $25,000 federal tip deduction? The tip deduction 2026 is an above-the-line deduction for workers in customarily tipped jobs — waiters, bartenders, stylists, rideshare drivers and roughly 70 other IRS-listed occupations — worth up to $25,000 of qualified tips for tax years 2025 through 2028, subject to income phaseouts. For decades,…
Who qualifies for the No Tax on Tips deduction under the final regulations? The Treasury and IRS issued final regulations on April 10, 2026 (IR-2026-49) implementing the “No Tax on Tips” deduction under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Workers in 70+ occupations on the Treasury Tipped Occupation Code (TTOC) list can deduct qualified…
