Written Question·Treasury·UIN 16268
Gratuities: Income Tax
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Question
Uma Kumaran
Labour — Stratford and Bow
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.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonEmployees 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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