Trump Administration Reports Millions of Taxpayers Claiming New Credits for Tips and Overtime

Administration Unveils Sweeping Tax Relief Package for Workers and Businesses·February 17 – April 13, 2026

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Trump Administration Reports Millions of Taxpayers Claiming New Credits for Tips and Overtime

The Trump administration reports that millions of households are using the Working Family Tax Cuts during the current filing season. As of mid-March, nearly 45% of all tax returns have claimed at least one of the new provisions according to official reports. These benefits include exemptions for tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits intended to increase refunds. Over 15.5 million returns have claimed the exemption for overtime pay, while 3.5 million have claimed the no tax on tips benefit to keep more of their earnings. Small businesses are also seeing growth through a permanent 20% deduction and 100% expensing for equipment and factories to drive expansion. Speaker Mike Johnson highlighted the impact of these policies by meeting with workers who reported significant increases in their tax refunds due to the new provisions. While the administration credits these cuts with supercharging the economy, officials noted that the legislation passed without support from Democratic lawmakers in Congress.

Midpoint Tax Filing DataWorking Family Tax Cuts OverviewWhite House Statement on Tax ReliefSpeaker Johnson Promotes No Tax on Tips

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“Speaker Mike Johnson promotes a Republican-enacted tax provision exempting tips from federal income tax, citing an Uber driver's 20% increase in tax refunds.”

This provides a specific example of how the tax cuts are affecting individual workers during the current tax season.

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“No Tax on Tips, Overtime, or Social Security... Permanent 20% Small Business Deduction... 100% Expensing on Factories, Equipment and R&D.”

This post lists the specific policy provisions that make up the tax relief package.

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Trump gets McDonald's delivery to Oval Office to promote 'no tax on tips'

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Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for McDonald's delivery at Oval Office to promote 'no taxes on tips'

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WATCH IT: Speaker Johnson hears from Uber driver on 'no tax on tips' benefit: 'big difference'

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