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Lawmos: Is There Any IRS Reg Defining Tips vs Wages?

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Salmon soggy step-uncle's house
  05/21/25
of course there is
pearl indirect expression
  05/21/25
link?
Salmon soggy step-uncle's house
  05/21/25
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=irs+tip+wage if you're ask...
pearl indirect expression
  05/21/25
but what if customers just think you're pretty and they like...
submissive spot
  05/21/25
Can independent contractors classify all their pay as "...
dull trump supporter property
  05/21/25
Attorney’s fees are basically tips imo
Avocado startling tank
  05/21/25
if you don't have a tip line on your retainer in 2025 ur com...
demanding giraffe
  05/21/25
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Avocado startling tank
  05/21/25
Tips paid to lawyers are excluded and remain taxable (not fl...
High-end yapping business firm gaming laptop
  05/21/25
what about fired litigators working as baristas? asking f...
Salmon soggy step-uncle's house
  05/21/25
just make receipts with a $1 service fee and put the rest on...
violent trust fund chad
  05/21/25
One weird trick!
dull trump supporter property
  05/21/25
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Salmon soggy step-uncle's house
  05/21/25
Then watch me pay only the $1...
High-end yapping business firm gaming laptop
  05/21/25
scumbags fear him!
violent trust fund chad
  05/21/25
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Soul-stirring deep lodge windowlicker
  05/21/25


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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:37 PM
Author: Salmon soggy step-uncle's house



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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:39 PM
Author: pearl indirect expression

of course there is

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:40 PM
Author: Salmon soggy step-uncle's house

link?

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: pearl indirect expression

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=irs+tip+wage

if you're asking whether there are irs regs defining tips versus wage the answer is no because right now there is no reason to because they are both just considered ordinary income like anything else

edit: actually there are some definitions because it matters for FICA

Section 3121(a) of the Code defines “wages” for FICA tax purposes as all remuneration for employment, with certain exceptions. Section 3121(a)(12)(A) excludes from the definition of wages tips paid in any medium other than cash; section 3121(a)(12)(B) excludes cash tips received by an employee in any calendar month in the course of the employee’s employment by an employer unless the amount of the cash tips is $20 or more.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/3121

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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: submissive spot

but what if customers just think you're pretty and they like to give you a gift of 20 dollars?

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:45 PM
Author: dull trump supporter property

Can independent contractors classify all their pay as "tips"?

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:49 PM
Author: Avocado startling tank

Attorney’s fees are basically tips imo

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Date: May 21st, 2025 6:04 PM
Author: demanding giraffe

if you don't have a tip line on your retainer in 2025 ur completely insane

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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:24 PM
Author: Avocado startling tank



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Date: May 21st, 2025 8:07 PM
Author: High-end yapping business firm gaming laptop

Tips paid to lawyers are excluded and remain taxable (not flame)

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Date: May 21st, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: Salmon soggy step-uncle's house

what about fired litigators working as baristas?

asking for a friend

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: violent trust fund chad

just make receipts with a $1 service fee and put the rest on the tip line.

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:54 PM
Author: dull trump supporter property

One weird trick!

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Date: May 21st, 2025 6:27 PM
Author: Salmon soggy step-uncle's house



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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:48 PM
Author: High-end yapping business firm gaming laptop

Then watch me pay only the $1...

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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:54 PM
Author: violent trust fund chad

scumbags fear him!

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Date: May 21st, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: Soul-stirring deep lodge windowlicker



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