No Tax on Tips Helpthe terms for using this site

Who these terms are with

These terms are with the practice named in the footer. Using this site means you accept this page. The limits of the work are on the disclosures page, and those limits are part of these terms.

What the pages are for

Everything published here is general information for tipped workers and business owners. It is not advice about your own numbers, and reading it does not make you a client. Rules change and they apply differently to different facts, so confirm anything that matters for your return before you act on it. The free 30-minute call is a good place to do that.

The free call

The free 30-minute call creates no engagement, no ongoing duty and no obligation on either side. We tell you plainly what we see and what an engagement would involve, including when the honest answer is that you do not need one yet. Work begins only when both sides sign a written engagement that names the scope and the fee.

The call is free. Nothing is signed when it ends. Any decision about next steps is yours, on your own time. If you decide to go ahead, the written engagement comes next, and you can read it before you sign.

Scope and fees

Every engagement is defined in writing before it starts. Fees are quoted for that scope. Anything outside it is quoted separately before it is done. Either side may end an engagement in writing. You remain responsible for fees earned to that date, and your records are returned to you.

What the work needs from you

The work is only as good as the records it is built on. You are responsible for complete and accurate records, for what is in your own systems, and for the decisions you make. We tell you when something does not tie, and we catch up any open months before we build a return on them.

The site itself

The words, layouts and images on this site belong to the practice that publishes it. You may print them and quote them with attribution. Republishing the site, or using it to train a product, needs written permission.

The site is provided as it is. We work to keep it accurate and available, and like any website it can contain an error or be down for a time. Nothing here limits any liability that cannot be limited by law.

Where a dispute goes

These terms are governed by the law of the State of Texas, and any dispute belongs in the courts of Dallas County, Texas.

The calendar and the forms

Choosing a time on the calendar books a conversation. A form on this site asks for a reply. Neither one starts an engagement, sets a fee, or obliges you to continue.

The pages explain rules that come from public IRS and Treasury guidance, and the page For Texas owners uses the state Comptroller's guidance. Applying those rules to your own forms, business or checks happens inside a written engagement, on the records you provide.

Your records stay yours

Wage forms, tip reports and books you show us stay your records. We use them only for the scope you signed and keep them private. They never appear as examples on this site. When an engagement ends, your records are returned to you.

The worked examples on these pages are labeled examples with stated assumptions. The $25,000 cap on the public pages is the most the law allows, and your own deduction depends on your forms and your income.