Question follow-through · 16268

Gratuities: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of excluding payments of service tips and gratuities via a tronc from income tax.

answeredUma KumaranTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
8 Jul 2026
Answer
13 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of excluding payments of service tips and gratuities via a tronc from income tax.

  2. 8 Jul 2026

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  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Employees pay tax on all payments that reward them for the work they do. This includes wages, tips, gratuities, or any share of a service charge that they receive. Where the employer collects the tips and pays them to employees, the employer is required t...

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