WASHINGTON DC – Last week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), helped introduce bipartisan legislation with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other colleagues to exempt tipped wages from federal income tax. Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the nation, and the bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act would allow workers to keep their tips without paying federal income tax on them. This legislation also includes guardrails to ensure that it benefits Nevadans who need it most, and not CEOs and wealthy individuals.
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada senator pumps new life into ‘No Tax on Tips’ bill
By Jessica Hill
- Sen. Jacky Rosen reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would implement “no taxes on tips,” a major campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump.
- “We have the highest percentage of tipped workers than any other state,” she said. “It’s important that working people get more of the money they earn in their pockets.”
- Rosen and Cruz’s bill includes provisions to prevent people from taking advantage. Someone who makes over $150,000 would not be affected by the bill, Rosen said.
- The Nevada senator’s bill does not eliminate the subminimum wage, but she does support eliminating it.
- So far the bill has received support from Nevada’s largest union. Culinary Local 226 Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said eliminating taxes on tips coupled with ending the $2.13 federal subminimum wage would uplift millions of hospitality workers.
- “This bill is a critical step to ensure one job is enough for workers to support their families,” Pappageorge said in a statement.
KSNV Las Vegas: Rosen backs bipartisan bill to exempt tips from federal income tax
Anchor: “Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen just spoke on the Senate floor yesterday, calling about tax relief for all Nevadans. She says she wants to make sure that you hold onto your tips.”
Senator Rosen: “As someone who grew up in a working-class family, I know what it’s like to work multiple jobs and rely on tips to make ends meet. That’s why we need to make sure we put money back in the pockets of hard-working Nevadans, which is why any package, any package, should include the bipartisan plan to eliminate income tax on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
KTNV Las Vegas: Rosen helps introduce bipartisan bill to exempt tips from federal income tax
Anchor: “Nevada lawmakers today reintroduced a bill that would eliminate any taxes on tipped income. U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, along with [Congressman] Steven Horsford, backed the bill, which also has support from Republicans, such as Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. The bill also has the support of the Culinary Union. President-elect Donald Trump first proposed the idea during a rally at Sunset Park in June.”
KOLO Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto help introduce bill exempting tips from federal income taxes
Anchor: “Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen have introduced a bill to exempt taxes on tips. […] In a statement, Senator Rosen says in part: ‘Nevada’s service and hospitality workers are the backbone of our economy, and they deserve financial relief at a time when they are getting squeezed by rising costs. This bipartisan bill will ensure tipped workers in Nevada can keep more of their hard-earned money.”
KVVU Las Vegas: Rosen helps introduce bipartisan bill to exempt tips from federal income tax
Anchor: “In Washington, Nevada lawmakers are working to fulfill a promise made on campaign trails last year: no taxes on tips. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto are co-sponsors on a bipartisan measure in the Senate, allowing cash tips paid in cash, checks, or credit card charges all to be exempt from federal income tax. It would allow taxpayers to claim a 100% deduction when filing for tipped wages. Congressman Steven Horsford co-sponsored a similar measure, which also eliminates subminimum wages for tipped workers.”
KTVN Reno: Rosen helps introduce bipartisan bill to exempt tips from federal income tax
Senator Rosen: “Nevada has the highest percentage of tipped workers, we believe, more than any other state in the nation, percentage-wise. This is going to really help a lot of hardworking families keep more money.”
Anchor: “Senator Rosen says she and Texas Senator Ted Cruz reintroduced the legislation, which now has a cap on how much people can declare, and it closes a loophole that previously would have let someone declare their entire salary as a tip. Senator Cortez Masto also helped reintroduce the No Tax on Tips Act.”
KLAS Las Vegas: No taxes on tips comes closer to reality with Cortez Masto, Rosen push
Anchor: “No taxes on tips coming closer to a reality. Both Nevada Senators helping usher a new proposal today in Washington.”
Anchor: “It is a bipartisan proposal; it’s expected to have more Congressional support this time due to some added guardrails, ensuring ‘only traditionally tipped employees will benefit.’ This, according to Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Senator Jacky Rosen saying service workers are the backbone of our economy.”
KNPR Las Vegas: Rosen helps introduce bipartisan bill to exempt tips from federal income tax
Anchor: “No taxes on tips will once again be tackled in Congress after Democratic Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, and others reintroduced a proposal today. The No Tax on Tips Act would exempt tips from federal income tax. The proposal did not gain traction in the last session, but supporters say adding language that ensures that only traditionally tipped employees benefit will make it more attractive. Nevada has more tipped workers per capita than any other state, said Rosen.”
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