IRS details how to deduct tips and overtime pay
The IRS has released instructions and a new Schedule 1‑A for 2025 Form 1040 filings that let eligible workers deduct up to $25,000 in tipped income and up to $12,500 in overtime pay ($25,000 for joint filers) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The tips deduction phases out for modified AGI above $150,000 ($300,000 for joint returns), and the law also creates a new deduction for car‑loan interest on a qualified passenger vehicle, available even to taxpayers taking the standard deduction. Seniors born before Jan. 2, 1961 with valid Social Security numbers can claim an additional $6,000 deduction, but married seniors must file jointly to qualify. The IRS is urging filers nationwide — including Twin Cities service‑industry and shift workers who stand to benefit most — to file electronically with direct deposit, saying tax software will compute the new deductions and reduce errors. These changes apply to 2025 income, so they will affect returns filed in early 2026.
📌 Key Facts
- New Schedule 1‑A must be used with 2025 Form 1040 to claim no‑tax deductions on tips and overtime pay.
- Qualified tipped workers can deduct up to $25,000 in tips, with the deduction phasing out above $150,000/$300,000 in modified AGI.
- Taxpayers can now deduct car‑loan interest on a qualified passenger vehicle, and eligible seniors get an extra $6,000 deduction if they meet age and filing‑status rules.
📊 Relevant Data
The 'No Tax on Tips' provision is estimated to reduce federal revenues by $28.6 billion from FY2025 to FY2029.
CRS Examines Effects of 'No Tax on Tips' Provision — Tax Notes
The 'No Tax on Overtime' provision is estimated to cost $89 billion over 10 years.
The 2025 Tax Bill: No Taxes on Overtime, Simplified — Bipartisan Policy Center
In 2025, 69.8% of employed waiters and waitresses in the US were women, compared to approximately 47% of the total labor force being women, indicating overrepresentation.
Employed people by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity — Bureau of Labor Statistics
In 2025, 27.9% of employed waiters and waitresses were Hispanic or Latino, compared to 18.7% of the US population, indicating per capita overrepresentation.
Employed people by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity — Bureau of Labor Statistics
The poverty rate among adults ages 65 and older in the US reached 15% in 2025.
How Rising Poverty Rates Will Affect Older Adults — National Council on Aging
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