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

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pearly rough-skinned spot
  05/21/25
of course there is
laughsome location
  05/21/25
link?
pearly rough-skinned spot
  05/21/25
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=irs+tip+wage if you're ask...
laughsome location
  05/21/25
but what if customers just think you're pretty and they like...
rambunctious public bath gaping
  05/21/25
Can independent contractors classify all their pay as "...
claret exhilarant shrine
  05/21/25
Attorney’s fees are basically tips imo
filthy pungent set
  05/21/25
if you don't have a tip line on your retainer in 2025 ur com...
Frisky garrison macaca
  05/21/25
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filthy pungent set
  05/21/25
Tips paid to lawyers are excluded and remain taxable (not fl...
Red dilemma double fault
  05/21/25
what about fired litigators working as baristas? asking f...
pearly rough-skinned spot
  05/21/25
just make receipts with a $1 service fee and put the rest on...
Angry Feces Liquid Oxygen
  05/21/25
One weird trick!
claret exhilarant shrine
  05/21/25
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pearly rough-skinned spot
  05/21/25
Then watch me pay only the $1...
Red dilemma double fault
  05/21/25
scumbags fear him!
Angry Feces Liquid Oxygen
  05/21/25
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Startled Point
  05/21/25


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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:37 PM
Author: pearly rough-skinned spot



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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:39 PM
Author: laughsome location

of course there is

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:40 PM
Author: pearly rough-skinned spot

link?

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: laughsome location

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: rambunctious public bath gaping

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: claret exhilarant shrine

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

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:49 PM
Author: filthy pungent set

Attorney’s fees are basically tips imo

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Date: May 21st, 2025 6:04 PM
Author: Frisky garrison macaca

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: filthy pungent set



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Date: May 21st, 2025 8:07 PM
Author: Red dilemma double fault

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

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Date: May 21st, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: pearly rough-skinned spot

what about fired litigators working as baristas?

asking for a friend

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Date: May 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: Angry Feces Liquid Oxygen

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: claret exhilarant shrine

One weird trick!

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Date: May 21st, 2025 6:27 PM
Author: pearly rough-skinned spot



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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:48 PM
Author: Red dilemma double fault

Then watch me pay only the $1...

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Date: May 21st, 2025 7:54 PM
Author: Angry Feces Liquid Oxygen

scumbags fear him!

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Date: May 21st, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: Startled Point



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