Name:   Lifer - Subject:   PLEASE Make Up Your Mind Date:   6/20/2025 12:37:01 PM

It is only going to get worse with the passage of no tax on tips, which I am very torn about.  I support it in theory, but I think about  my friends daughter who worked at a high end resteraunt an made about 130K her last year.  Her hourly wage was maybe 30K of that so that would give 100k tax free.  To me that is totally different from Sally slinging hash at the local diner who might not make 30k total.  Do company bonuses now become "tips" so as to not pay taxes?  Lots of opportunity for fraud and abuse.  Will CEO's who might make millions in bonuses now get tips and no tax?  What is fair about that?

I see other ways to game the sytem too.  If I was in a bussiness that charges a service call why not change that to a "tip" and claim it tax free. You can argue that being forced to pay it is different, but how is that different than parties of 6 or more, as MM pointed out it used be limited too, automatically adding a tip.

Of course I know nothing of the details of the bill and issues like this may be addressed, but knowing government I doubt it.

Anybody else got thoughts?