Proposed Rule2025-19634

Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; Definition of Qualified Tips

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Published
October 23, 2025

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Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue Service

Abstract

This document announces that the public hearing originally scheduled for October 23, 2025, for a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-110032-25) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, September 22, 2025, has been changed to a telephonic-only hearing. The proposed regulations identify occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024, and provide a definition of "qualified tips" for purposes of the income tax deduction for qualified tips.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 203 (Thursday, October 23, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19634]



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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 203 / Thursday, October 23, 2025 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-110032-25]
RIN 1545-BR63


Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; 
Definition of Qualified Tips

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notification of change to telephonic-only public hearing on a 
proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the public hearing originally 
scheduled for October 23, 2025, for a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(REG-110032-25) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, 
September 22, 2025, has been changed to a telephonic-only hearing. The 
proposed regulations identify occupations that customarily and 
regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024, and provide a 
definition of ``qualified tips'' for purposes of the income tax 
deduction for qualified tips.

DATES: The public hearing scheduled for October 23, 2025, at 10 a.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) has been changed to a telephonic-only hearing.

ADDRESSES: Public comments that have been submitted on the proposed 
regulations (REG-110032-25) are available on the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the proposed regulations, 
Stephanie Caden or Andrew Holubeck at (202) 317-4774; concerning 
submission of comments or the public hearing, please contact 
Publications and Regulations Section at (202) 317-6901 (not toll-free 
numbers) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9c9ccdbd5d0dad1dcd8cbd0d7decaf9d0cbca97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a0a5b2bcb9b3b8b5b1a2b9beb7a390b9a2a3feb7bfa6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> (preferred).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and public 
hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Monday, September 22, 
2025 (90 FR 45340), announced that a public hearing was scheduled for 
October 23, 2025.
    Due to the lapse in appropriations, the in-person public hearing 
scheduled for October 23, 2025, is changed to a telephonic-only 
hearing. If no timely requests to speak at the telephonic hearing are 
received, the public hearing will not be held. The deadline to provide 
comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking and to request to testify 
at the hearing remains October 22, 2025. All individuals who timely 
request to attend the public hearing will receive the telephone number 
and access code.
    Individuals who have already sent an email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea9a9f88868389828f8b9883848d99aa839899c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="710104131d181219141003181f1602311803025f161e07">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> to request to attend the hearing by telephone or 
in person do not need to make a second request to attend the hearing 
being held by telephone only. The IRS will provide those individuals 
with a telephone number and access code for the hearing by email.

Oluwafunmilayo A. Taylor,
Section Chief, Publications and Regulations, Associate Chief Counsel, 
(Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2025-19634 Filed 10-21-25; 11:15 am]
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