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2025-07-04 14:24:45 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Under the OBBBA, tips and overtime pay are exempt from the federal income tax (up to a capped maximum amount). However they are still subject to employee and employer FICA taxes at the regular rates of 7.65% each. https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/personal-finance/one-big-beautiful-bill https://www.theemployerreport.com/2025/05/no-tax-on-tips-and-overtime-campaign-promises-take-shape-in-one-big-beautiful-bill/ https://gpa.net/blogs/americas/us-trump-s-big-beautiful-bill-includes-no-tax-on-tips-overtime-pay

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• Under the OBBBA, tips and overtime pay are exempt from the federal income tax (up to a capped maximum amount). However they are still subject to employee and employer FICA taxes at the regular rates of 7.65% each. https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/personal-finance/one-big-beautiful-bill https://www.theemployerreport.com/2025/05/no-tax-on-tips-and-overtime-campaign-promises-take-shape-in-one-big-beautiful-bill/ https://gpa.net/blogs/americas/us-trump-s-big-beautiful-bill-includes-no-tax-on-tips-overtime-pay