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IR-2025-114, Nov. 21, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the deduction for tips and for overtime compensation for tax year 2025.
Notice 2025-69 PDF clarifies for workers how to determine the amount of their deduction without receiving a separate accounting from their employer for cash tips or qualified overtime on information returns such as Form W-2 or Form 1099, as those forms remain unchanged for the current tax year. It also provides transition relief to workers who receive tips in the course of a specified service trade or business.
The IRS is in the process of updating income tax forms and instructions for taxpayers to use this filing season that will assist them in claiming these deductions.