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John Gooch
Level 3

Taxes on tips

I have a client with a small cafe. He uses Quickbooks payroll and Quickbooks Online. Tips are collected at the point of sale and distributed to the employees every payroll period as a pay type in Payroll. But the way the tips pay type is set up, both the employer and employee are paying payroll taxes on the tips. 

Tips are not taxable income anymore. Is there a way to exclude tips from taxes in QuickBooks Payroll?

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Candice C
QuickBooks Team

Taxes on tips

Hey there, @John Gooch

 

Welcome back to the Community! 

 

The employer is required to withhold taxes from both employee's wages and tips, so if the employee earns more than $20 of tips in a one-month period, they'll need to report the total monthly tips to the employer by the 10th of the following month.

 

The $20 threshold applies separately to each job the employee has. If they earn less than $20 in tips at one of the jobs, they do not have to report that amount to the employer, even if they earn more than $20 in tips at a different job.

 

If the employee shares tips with other employees, they only have to report the tips they keep.

 

Review this guide for more details on how to pay and report tips

 

Feel free to reach back out if you have any other questions or concerns. Take care! 

Rainflurry
Level 15

Taxes on tips

@John Gooch 

 

"Tips are not taxable income anymore"

 

True, but employers don't change withholding on tips as a result of the OBBBA.  The OBBBA allows employees to deduct the tips on their individual tax return, thereby reducing their taxable income.  

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