Americans for Tax Reform has compiled 100 testimonials on the impact of the No Tax on Tips provision successfully enacted by President Trump and House and Senate Republicans.
The statements are from servers, barbers, stylists, beauty technicians, delivery drivers and others in the hospitality industry.
A sizzle reel sample of testimonials can be found here, and written testimonials are below:
“I’m very excited that Congress took action to include Dashers and other independent contractors in the No Tax on Tips. For someone like me, that means hundreds or potentially thousands of dollars that stay in my pocket every year.” — Sharon Simmons, DoorDash driver in Nevada. [Link]
“It’s a game-changer for us. This policy will let hard-working service professionals in Nevada like me keep more of what we earn. We are working class people. We have mortgages and families. There are everyday bills and college educations to save for. And it’s not just good for tipped workers, its good for the entire hospitality and travel industry. When service professionals have more take-home pay based on tips from their customers, we all spend it locally, often at the very restaurants and venues we help bring to life. That tip money isn’t trivial. It’s a lifeline to our families and our community as a whole. After over 20 years in this business I can say with confidence: this new policy is a win-win. For workers, for businesses, and for the clientele and communities that we serve.” — Patrick Wrona, server in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Link]
“We’re finally being heard. I just never understood the tax on tips anyways, because to me, like, a tip is like a thank-you—a generous kind of thing.” — Payton Wood, hair stylist in Texas. [Link]
“Looking forward to this! Happy for the salon industry.” — Shara Stevenson, nail technician. [Link]
“It’s incredible.” “Anyone in the service industry has to be thrilled. Just think if our Congress could work together like this on everything, instead of fighting each other.” “I’m very happy, and it’s about damn time.” “The blue-collar worker, what’s left of us, needs their tips to help ends meet.” — Glen Chavez, barber in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [Link]
“No tax on tips. It should have been unconstitutional to put tax on tips. Tips are not income, It is a gift. It should always be a gift.” — Jereme Simpson, pizza delivery driver in New Hampshire [Link]
“More money in their pocket which will mean more money in the community.” — Crystal Blin, bowling alley / restaurant owner in Independence, Iowa [Link]
“I have been in the service industry for a little over 11 years now. Tips play a huge role in my take-home pay. Being able to take home more of my hard-earned tips means that I will be able to support my family a lot better.” “Not only is it just about the money, but I believe it is about stability and the ability to be able to go home after a long hard shift and be able to breathe a little bit lighter.” — Rheanna, server in Oklahoma. [Link]
“More money in our pocket every day when you go home. You earn it, you get to keep it. For a lot of us, it’s help paying down debt, helps saving, being on time on your bills. Just everyday things that some people don’t think about.” — Peggy Weir, server in Sellersburg, Indiana. [Link]
“I’m a single person. I do everything by myself. I don’t have a partner or anything, so it’s all on me, so it’s going to make a big difference in my life.” — Cate Rinehart, server in Columbus, Ohio. [Link]
“It will definitely mean more money for groceries. Let’s say my grandma needs something, I’ll be able to help her out. Little things like that. It will be a big thing.” — Michael Cooke, server in New Orleans, Louisiana [Link]
“I feel like I’ll be able to save a lot more money. We really appreciate what people do give us. So, we appreciate being able to keep a little bit more of that.” — Kelly Metzger, server in Pataskala, Ohio. [Link]
“What a wonderful thing, our servers work very hard.” “This is going to help them immensely.” — Danny Nelson, restaurant owner in Crisfield, Maryland. [Link]
“I’m excited. Every dollar helps.” “I think it is going to help a lot of people in the server industry, especially mothers, single mothers.” — Candace Wright, server in Guntersville, Alabama [Link]
“I work overtime and do doordash (tips). Will be keeping more of MY MONEY now that the BB bill is passed.” — Navy veteran Carl Lundgren, Long Island, New York [Link]
“It’s awesome, obviously.” “I think it’s great.” — Natalie West, waitress in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. [Link]
“Allowing no tax on tips gives those individuals the opportunity to make a decent wage while improving our economy! More people will work in the service industry.” — Krista Braden, esthetician in Traverse City, Michigan. [Link]
“Just today, I got my paycheck for two weeks and it was only $94 so all of it basically went to my allocation, which are the taxes, so no tax on tips would be great.” — Sherie Cummings, server in Las Vegas, Nevada [Link]
“You’re talking $2,500 to $3,000 in their pocket a year. That’s real life changing money on servers.” — Kyle Citrano, restaurant owner in McLennan County, Texas. [Link]
“In the service industry too, you are always constantly worried about what that end of the year [tax] number is going to be. Now with this, we kind of have some relief for that too.” — Cora Krueger, restaurant assistant general manager in Independence, Iowa. [Link]
“It would mean 20 to 25% of my income that is not going to me would start going to me.” “I could use it to pay more of my bills in this inflationary economy, I could use it to save more money, I could use it for various reasons, I could use it to invest.” — Trevor Montavon, server in Tampa, Florida. [Link]
“We have definitely in our hospitality world — we keep money set aside to prepare for the taxes we have to pay so it will be nice to be able, instead of saving for taxes, to be saving for our future.” — Tyler Michael Ogle, server in Reno, Nevada. [Link]
“Everyone’s gonna be happy about it. I mean, any more money on our checks is gonna be better that we don’t have to give to the government.” — Jake Gamache, bartender in Highland Park, Minnesota [Link]
“Think about it. The average person who works in a restaurant is often a single parent, a college student, a part-time employee — they are making about a hundred dollars more per month, about $1,200 more per year. To that individual, that’s a good amount amount of money. So yes, we are excited about it.” — John Taffer, tavern owner in Georgia and Florida [Link]
“A lot of people worry about claiming their tips you know for the fact that they don’t want to be taxed even more.” “If we can get a relief from it, they will claim it even more.” — Eli Gauthier, barber in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Link]
“I have four children, so that extra money would be pretty handy. So it would either go towards them or towards my house bills.” — Liz Johnson, server in St. Johns, Michigan [Link]
“I believe this is going to generate more spending around the town, and maybe even travel in the future. Or people can start saving and make bigger purchases along the way.” — Devin Williams, waiter at Fat Man’s Hospitality in Augusta, Georgia. [Link]
A little bit more money in the working peoples pocket and that just allows us the opportunity to enjoy our cities a little bit more.” — Hugo Llanos, bartender in Miami, Florida [Link]
“It’s a good way of helping those individuals that make less than $150,000 as an individual, or 300,000 jointly.” — Steve Sissac, CPA in Houma and Metairie, Louisiana. [Link]
“This is a really good thing for me. So I might get like a complete tax break to where I don’t have to pay anything in or my amount is very little.” — Kirsten Washington, server in Waco, Texas. [Link]
“I’ll be able to do a little bit more with my money. I might stash a little bit more away for having to pay for college or groceries, and just like helping out around with my parents and whatnot.” — Owen Reibel, server in Nags Head North Carolina [Link]
“It means more knowing that the money you meant for the person is actually going to the person.” — Hannah Soltay, server in Ohio [Link]
“I just want to thank you and everyone else who voted to include us door dashers in the no tax on tips!! Made my day to receive the news from doordash that we have been heard and seen and matter! As a mother of 4 who doesn’t qualify for any govt assistance that extra income matters.” — Jennifer Fallan, Door Dasher in Melbourne, Florida. [Link]
“I support no tax on tips because, as someone in hospitality, tips aren’t a bonus — they’re my livelihood. We work hard to create great experiences for our guests, going above and beyond every shift. It’s frustrating to be taxed on the tips we earn through our extra effort.” — Kristen, waitress in Mishawaka, Indiana. [Link]
“No tax on tips is important to me and my family because it returns more of the hard-earned money that we’ve earned to our family to be able to provide for the incidentals in our family including my son’s medical needs, and ensure that we are able to pay for my older two’s college educations.” — Maliki Krieski, DoorDash Mom in Ripon, Wisconsin [Link]
“It would help me get more groceries.” — Yolanda Garcia, barista in Las Vegas, Nevada [Link]
“The Big Beautiful Bill which will end taxes on tips makes things a lot easier around the Taylor household. While it would help pay for things like groceries, gas, and our family’s other household expenses, it also helps support my daughter’s hockey. Hockey is a year-round sport here in Minnesota and between traveling to tournaments and buying new equipment for my always-growing daughter, being able to keep all of my tips will make it a lot easier for me to afford these extra things that we might not be able to do otherwise.“ — Jessica Taylor, server in Blaine, Minnesota [Link]
“This is a game-changer for the average tip earner.“ — Kim Walker, CPA in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Link]
“I have to pay a lot more because of the tips, you know, that I have to claim. I would probably get money back if I didn’t have to file on my tips.” — Juanita Shaw, hairdresser in Saucier, Mississippi. [Link]
“I’m getting all my money—I mean, you know, when you tax my tips, it’s almost like I’m not getting like two out of my ten tips, you know? So it’s like I’m actually getting the money that I worked hard for.” — Charlie Rhodes, bartender in Atlanta, Georgia. [Link]
“It’s going to benefit the city and the areas because there will be more money in the pockets in the waiters and waitresses to spend other places.” — Rita Borne, CPA in Harvey, Louisiana [Link]
“I do think it is going to benefit us in this specific role, front line workers that are working in bars and restaurants that are having that direct interaction with customers.” “It’ll be something I put more money aside for retirement, put more money aside for my future, and hopefully use that cushion for something productive later on.” — Zachary Gignac, bartender in San Diego, California. [Link]
“It will be somewhere in the $2,500 – $3,500 back in your pocket at the end of the year once your taxes are done.” — Chuck Bussler, restaurant owner in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Link]
“A little extra money in your pocket at the end of the year is better than having to pay money out to the IRS. It’s always exciting when you see that Turbo Tax number in the green instead of you owe.” — Josh Lundy, kitchen manager in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina [Link]
“I’m for no tax on tips.” — Mallinda Ellingson, coffee shop owner in New Salem, North Dakota. [Link]
“The spirit of tipping is a reward for that service and experience. I think you’ll see some immediate benefits to them and immediate funds in their pocket from their checks being larger, less withholding from the government.” — Scott Williams, owner of Mandoline Hospitality in Texas. [Link]
“Our employees will be able to take advantage of about 50 percent of that total credit, which should lead them to get about $1,000 back on their taxes at the end of the year.” “Will make us more competitive when we’re looking at hiring people.” — Dustin Cochran, restaurant owner in Knoxville, Tennessee. [Link]
“Wait — so I can keep up to $25,000 in tax-free tips for the next few years? Even if it ends in 2028, that’s potentially $60K in untaxed income if I hustle. You call that a con? I call that a blessing. And no — it’s not perfect. But when was the last time the IRS gave working folks anything close to a break? This isn’t a scam — it’s a rare window. And I’m walking through it.” — Jeff McNeil, bartender in Washington, D.C. [Link]
“The passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill for me means that my husband who is a full time UBER driver no longer has to pay taxes on the tips that he sees on the UBER app, and that was very costly every year up until next year when we do taxes.” — Jessica Agnew [Link]
“I think it brings it back to the true meaning of a tip, which is a gratuitous action that shows appreciation. That’s what a tip is. And that should not be taxed.” — Havird Usry, restaurant owner in Augusta, Georgia. [Link]
“No taxes, that’s pretty good for my employees, and they generate quite a bit of tips, so it’s going to help them a lot.” — David Thao, cafe owner in Roseville, California. [Link]
“There are a lot of job categories within the hotel industry that benefit from tips — 800,000 individuals, when you add it all up. That is significant, and for them to be able to take home more pay that they earn every day matters.” — American Hotel & Lodging Association President and CEO Rosanna Maietta [Link]
“This will definitely help me pay for tuition. Because it is expensive.” — Bradley Manuel, server in Tyler, Texas [Link]
This is a hard business at the end of the day. So any kind of help and relief we can get when it comes to personnel, when it comes to anything for across the board breaks that we can get, we all need it, and I know we all need it right now this time of. year.” — Jack Rizzuto, restaurant owner in New Orleans. [Link]
“People who left the industry might come back now if there’s this new environment.” — Brad Alaoui, chief operating officer of restaurant group in Chicago, Illinois. [Link]
“When I hear no tax on tips, I definitely do get excited. I mean a tip is never like guaranteed. I’m definitely very grateful for the people that are willing to tip. So I think it would be nice to have the no tax so we get the full amount that we are given by customers.” — Bartender in Bozeman, Montana [Link]
“It means a lot to my employees, clearly. I care a lot about them. So, I mean, if they’re happier, I’m happier.” — Arthur Richer, restaurant owner and general manager in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. [Link]
“An estimated four million individuals receive tip income. So those people could see a significant tax benefit.” “The deductions for tips are available to non-itemizers, so they can be claimed even if the taxpayer claims the standard deduction.” — Mark Luscombe, principal tax analyst with Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. [Link]
“At the end of the day, if we are able to get all that at the end of the night, it would be very beneficial for us.” “Really nice to see that they are actually taking into account our needs as well as trying to you know kind of help mend that living from paycheck to paycheck that has been going on for so many years.” — Emely Guavara, server in Tyler, Texas. [Link]
“A lot of people look to restaurants as like a starter job for them or maybe a start to the restaurant industry. So I think we can get a wider variety of applicants if we don’t tax their tips.” — Dutney Block, restaurant manager in Reno, Nevada. [Link]
“No tax on tips would allow me to keep more of my hard-earned money in my pocket.” — Kevin, Door Dasher from Kentucky [Link]
“This could attract new talent, help us keep our amazing stylists, and make salon life even more rewarding.” — Raquel Noble, stylist and owner in Tampa and Bonita Springs, Florida. [Link]
“The first thing that pops in my mind is the average mom who is a waitress who now is going to have a little bit more money in her pocket.” “I started thinking about the fact that the average tipped employee, especially in our viewing community, probably makes $35,000 to $75,000 a year, and that is the group of people that needs to spend their money to keep going. So, every dollar that stays in someone’s pocket in that tax bracket is actually a dollar that they need to spend somewhere for their family, somewhere for their kids.” — Rob Barker, restaurant manager in Nags Head, North Carolina [Link]
“I can actually save a little bit of money for once. That would be nice, especially during the slower seasons.” — Tyler Kuhn, server in New Orleans, Louisiana [Link]
“Maybe I’ll be able to start saving more money.” — Cynthia Naranjo, hostess in Nevada. [Link]
“That’s going to cover a huge portion of what people are earning.” “Many of our folks are part-time, either supplemental income to the family or are students putting themselves through school.” “This will help them achieve their goals as individuals.” — Susan Quam, executive vice president of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. [Link]
“It’s exciting to see what the end of the year is going to look like. I know over the previous years, I’ve owed quite a bit. So hopefully, this can go into a college fund instead.” — Jessica Burrus, waitress in Roseville, California. [Link]
“That’s the greatest idea. When the guests give [a tip] to you, they give it to you because you took care of them. They give it to you as a gift. They don’t think about how those tips end up split between the bartender, barback and Uncle Sam.” — Eileen Scott, cocktail server in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Link]
“It’s going to be slow no matter what during the summertime. So any little extra tip that I get here and there it’ll be nice to know that it’s all mine.” — Samuel Yannini, bartender in New Orleans, Louisiana. [Link]
“That would really help to expand their income in ways that maybe we haven’t been able to as employers because of the hardships over the past few years.“ — Ben Smith, restaurant owner in Des Moines, Iowa. [Link]
“It’s definitely going to be a couple of hundred dollars in our paychecks. It goes far.” — Nichole Stoke, hospitality worker in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Link]
“I 100% agree with not paying any taxes on my tips.” — Katie McKenzie, server in Charlotte, North Carolina. [Link]
“It looks very promising for people in the industry.” — Monica Heizenrader, waitress and restaurant owner in Phoenix, Arizona. [Link]
“I think it’ll attract, [job seekers] yeah. More money in their pocket.” — Ashlynn Martin, restaurant manager in St. John, Michigan. [Link]
“I think it’ll help our waitresses and encourage more to be waitresses.” — Deanna Mutchler, waitress in Des Moines, Iowa. [Link]
“I think this is great. It will help a lot of workers that depend on tips.” — Ignacio Ayala, owner of Mexican restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska. [Link]
“Fantastic.” “It’s how it should be.” — Gannon Dellinger, server in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. [Link]
“It does help me at the end of the day.” — Keion Cherry, housekeeper in Las Vegas, Nevada [Link]
“Huge for the working people.” “We work really hard for that money.” — Mike Sanchez, server in Charlotte, Michigan. [Link]
“It would help us out.” — Aiden Emanuelson, server in Wyoming. [Link]
“Gotta Love it! Big beautiful bill making our in app tips now deductible“ — UBER driver [Link]
“Tips are tax free on DoorDash. I still do DoorDash every week. This is awesome!” — [Link]
“KEEP up to $25,000 in tip income without paying income tax on it. It’s about time you got to keep the whole damn tip.“ — Nicki Bianco, stylist in Massapequa, New York. [Link]
“It matters to me. Uber is my 2nd job, and up until now I paid taxes on 100% of the fare + taxes, minus deductions, at a 24% rate. Having tips be excluded means extra money for me. June I got about $400 in in-app tips on Uber alone, so that is almost $100 extra for me just for last month. So yeah. I’ll take it.” — UBER driver. [Link]
“The industry is about to be shook – in a great way. Tips will become tax free.“ — Michelle Cook, CPA. [Link]
“Any way that we can get more money into our people’s hands is great.” — Holly Adinoff, restaurant owner in Denver, Colorado. [Link]
“If you’re a lash artist (or in any tipped industry), you need to know about the new No Tax on Tips Act that just passed. It could mean up to $25,000 in tax-free income!“ — American Lash Association. [Link]
“28 years as a hairstylist I have kept my tips in a shoe box and every year count it out for tax season. But is this the year I claim it as a GIFT.” — Brooke Clark, stylist. [Link]
“LET’s GO!!!! Praying for us all and let’s make the Beauty Industry EVEN BETTER!“ — Krystine, beauty coach. [Link]
“It’s just better all-around to not (tax tips).” “If somebody gives you a birthday gift, do you want to go and pay the government for getting it?” — Mark Fobaire, diner owner in Lusk, Wyoming. [Link]
“When you look at it, you look at who is getting overtime and tips. It’s our health care professionals, it is first responders who are working overtime to keep us all safe, and the people getting tips are waitresses, delivery drivers, single moms who are hairdressers.” — Kristi Burton Brown, Colorado. [Link]
“Tips are my livelihood, so you would keep more of your money – more money in your pocket.” — Bryan John, server in Las Vegas, Nevada. [Link]
“I think most Americans, and servers included, are hard-working Americans. And I appreciate Trump, I believe he really wants to help hard-working Americans, period. And this is just one way that he felt like he could.” — Joy Davis, restaurant owner in Branson, Missouri. [Link]
“It’s about time you got to keep the whole damn tip.” –Nicki Wildflower, beauty coach. [Link]
“Every Uber driver just put ALOT more $$$$ in their pocket.” — [Link]
“Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or anything else, No Tax on Tips will lead to more take home pay for all of us. You don’t need to believe in this or not, but you will see the benefit anyways.” — Shana Marcone, stylist in Delray Beach, Florida. [Link]
“More money in your pocket = more freedom in your finances.” — Ileia McKoy, salon owner in Hampton, Virginia. [Link]
“This is 100% going to help everyone single hair stylist and esthetician YOU know. This is absolutely FANTASTIC.” — Jessi Seaton, salon owner in Sevierville, Tennessee. [Link]
“Tips are a form of donation, charity if you will. Our clients choose to tip or not and how much, this should have never been taxable!“ — Alecia Busch Santamaria, stylist. [Link]
“I think it is really going to benefit people that rely on these jobs for their livelihood. Tips are obviously a major part of salaries for both waitresses, bartenders — anybody in the hospitality industry.“ — Mike Burns, bartender in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Link]
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