Hi, I would like to know if the tips that receive the employees all are taxable. Do you know if I it is any regulations to reduce the tips amount like if they share the tips with other employees.

I really appreciate your help.

Thank you

M

MairofAuthor

Level 4

It is for prepared personal income taxes. The W-2 show the tips

abctax55

Level 15

EmployERs can get a credit for the SS tax the employER pays on reported tips included in payroll.

Maybe your *friend* is thinking of something like that?

But the employee pays tax on the tips received/allocated. If there's a sharing agreement, then that is addressed by the employer before amounts are included on the W-2.

Perhaps a conversation with between the employee & employer is in order.

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qbteachmt

Level 15

If you ignore the section punctuation as an error, there is a reference to 50% deductible meals or 100% deductible meals, when the meals are provided to employees, and there are temporary provisions in place in support of covid-related recovery efforts. This is part of Business Deductions for Business Meals and has nothing to do with payroll Tips. Perhaps someone confused the wording of "restaurant meals" and "server tips" as if that is all related?

Which is why you don't listen to "friends" if they are not professionals for tax regulations.

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