EconomyTaxesPodcasters, influencers make Trump White Houses list of jobs covered under no-tax tips listBy Fatima HusseinBy The Associated PressBy Fatima HusseinBy The Associated Press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visits Martin's Tavern, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, during an area restaurant tour about no taxes on tips and overtime.
AP PhotoJacquelyn MartinGolf caddies, blackjack dealers and house painters are among the jobs covered under the Trump administrations preliminary list of occupations not required to pay income tax on their tips under Republicans new tax cuts and spending bill. A bit more unexpected? Podcasters and social media influencers will also be excluded from forking over a portion of their tips, according to the list released Tuesday by the Treasury Department.
The provision in the law signed by President Donald Trump in July eliminates federal income taxes on tips for people working in jobs that have traditionally received them. Its temporary and runs from 2025 until 2028.
It applies to people who make less than 160,000 in 2025. The Yale Budget Lab estimates that there were roughly 4 million workers in tipped occupations in 2023, which amounts to roughly 2.5 of all jobs.
*Reporting by Fortune.*
Podcasters, influencers make Trump White House's list of jobs covered under no-tax tips list
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