{"id":207,"date":"2024-06-10T05:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T05:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themes.templatescoder.com\/sastra-addon\/demo-08\/strategies-against-corporate-intrusion-in-healthcare-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:53:42","slug":"15-common-tax-mistakes-nigerian-businesses-make-and-how-to-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lineagetaxgroup.com\/usa\/professionals\/15-common-tax-mistakes-nigerian-businesses-make-and-how-to-avoid-them\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Tax Rules for Tips and Overtime: What Taxpayers Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"207\" class=\"elementor elementor-207\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14c7c08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default 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and Overtime: What Taxpayers Need to Know<\/h1><p class=\"\" data-start=\"7520\" data-end=\"7628\">One of the major recent federal tax developments involves deductions related to qualified tips and overtime.<\/p><p data-start=\"7630\" data-end=\"7737\">These provisions have generated significant public interest\u2014and, unfortunately, significant misinformation.<\/p><p data-start=\"7739\" data-end=\"7763\">The key point is simple:<\/p><p data-start=\"7765\" data-end=\"7854\"><strong data-start=\"7765\" data-end=\"7854\">A deduction is not the same thing as making all tips or overtime completely tax-free.<\/strong><\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"nld3ud\" data-start=\"7856\" data-end=\"7873\">Qualified Tips<\/h2><p data-start=\"7875\" data-end=\"8008\">Under the current rules, certain employees and self-employed individuals who receive qualifying tips may be eligible for a deduction.<\/p><p data-start=\"8010\" data-end=\"8188\">The IRS explains that qualifying tips can include voluntary cash or charged tips received in certain occupations where tipping is customary.<\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"5q5dg0\" data-start=\"8190\" data-end=\"8211\">Qualified Overtime<\/h2><p data-start=\"8213\" data-end=\"8306\">Certain workers may also qualify for a deduction relating to qualified overtime compensation.<\/p><p data-start=\"8308\" data-end=\"8530\">For 2025, the IRS notes that eligible taxpayers may be able to deduct up to <strong data-start=\"8384\" data-end=\"8395\">$12,500<\/strong>, or <strong data-start=\"8400\" data-end=\"8446\">$25,000 for married couples filing jointly<\/strong>, subject to applicable rules and limitations.<\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"1hgvg45\" data-start=\"8532\" data-end=\"8575\">Why Taxpayers Need Professional Guidance<\/h2><p data-start=\"8577\" data-end=\"8653\">Social media has produced numerous misleading claims about these provisions.<\/p><p data-start=\"8655\" data-end=\"8759\">Some advertisements imply that workers can simply remove all tips or overtime from their taxable income.<\/p><p data-start=\"8761\" data-end=\"8792\">That is not how the rules work.<\/p><p data-start=\"8794\" data-end=\"8898\">Eligibility, documentation, income limitations and the definition of qualifying compensation all matter.<\/p><p data-start=\"8900\" data-end=\"9055\">The IRS has specifically warned about scams involving exaggerated claims regarding new tip and overtime deductions.<\/p><h2 data-section-id=\"1h3ib9z\" data-start=\"9057\" data-end=\"9083\">What Should Workers Do?<\/h2><p data-start=\"9085\" data-end=\"9110\">Keep accurate records of:<\/p><ul data-start=\"9112\" data-end=\"9255\"><li data-section-id=\"mb75dv\" data-start=\"9112\" data-end=\"9124\">W-2 income<\/li><li data-section-id=\"kdendy\" data-start=\"9125\" data-end=\"9137\">Tip income<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1barhvr\" data-start=\"9138\" data-end=\"9161\">Overtime compensation<\/li><li data-section-id=\"oi6773\" data-start=\"9162\" data-end=\"9186\">Employer 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