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The <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/no_tax_on_tips_act_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">measure</a> establishes a new tax deduction of up to $25,000 for tips—whether received in cash, by credit or debit card, or by check—that are earned by employees in occupations that customarily receive tips and are reported to their employers for purposes of withholding payroll taxes.

Senators passed the bipartisan “No Tax on Tips Act” in a unanimous vote, sending the legislation to the House of Representatives.

The measure was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and sponsored by a bipartisan group of senators including two of Nevada’s Democratic senators, Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.

In a <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruzs-no-tax-on-tips-legislation-passes-senate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">statement</a> following the vote, Cruz said the bill will “have a lasting impact on millions of Americans by protecting the hard-earned dollars of blue-collar workers, the very people who are living paycheck-to-paycheck.”

The Texas lawmaker urged his colleagues in the House to pass the legislation and send it to Trump’s desk to be signed into law.

Under current law, an employee is required to report tips exceeding $20 per month to their employer.

The bill does not apply to employees making more than $160,000 in 2025, a figure that will be adjusted annually to account for inflation, according to the bill.

Tipped workers in the bottom 60 percent of the income distribution would receive an average tax cut of $1,260 if tips were excluded from income taxes, <a href="https://www.pgpf.org/article/no-taxes-on-tips-would-drive-deficits-higher/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">according</a> to the non-partisan organization, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

The organization noted that economists at the Budget Lab at Yale and the Tax Foundation each estimate federal revenues would drop by around $110 billion over 10 years if tips are excluded from individual income taxes.
<h2>Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Unveiled</h2>
“No Tax on Tips” was one of Trump’s key campaign promises, initially <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-pledges-to-cut-all-taxes-on-income-from-tips-5665534" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">unveiled</a> during a presidential campaign rally in Las Vegas in October. In the leadup to November, Trump pledged to get to work to eliminate the tax immediately after taking office.

The passing of the bill comes as House lawmakers are also considering a “no tax on tips” measure as part of Trump’s “<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/05/one-big-beautiful-bill-is-a-once-in-a-generation-chance/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">One Big Beautiful Bill Act</a>” unveiled last week.

That bill, which <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/republicans-release-sweeping-tax-plan-key-component-of-trumps-agenda-5856368" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">proposes</a> lowering taxes by more than $4 trillion and cutting spending by $1.5 trillion over a decade, also includes cuts to Medicaid, and food stamps and would cancel green-energy programs while providing tens of billions of dollars for border security and immigration enforcement.

In a separate <a href="https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2025/05/20/breaking-in-senate-rosen-passes-her-bipartisan-bill-to-eliminate-taxes-on-tips-helping-deliver-tax-breaks-for-nevada-workers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">statement</a> on Tuesday, Rosen thanked her colleagues for passing the bipartisan tax cut proposal, noting that Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the United States.

“This bipartisan bill is a good idea. It has support from Democrats and Republicans, so we should pass it, well, as soon as possible, without any poison pills,” the lawmaker said.

Rosen expressed concerns about the version of the No Tax on Tips Act included in the House Republicans’ bigger budget bill, and urged Senators to pass the bipartisan tip measure as a standalone bill.

“We shouldn’t be forcing working families to choose between keeping their health care or keeping their tips, which is why we want this bipartisan bill on its own,” Rosen said.

The Epoch Times has contacted the White House for comment.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-passes-no-tax-on-tips-act-in-unanimous-vote-5861076">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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