{"id":1202,"date":"2025-10-17T19:12:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:29:27","slug":"is-your-occupation-of-the-qualified-tips-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/is-your-occupation-of-the-qualified-tips-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Occupation on the Qualified Tips List?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-2025-iStock-2184399673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-2025-iStock-2184399673.jpg 683w, https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-17-2025-iStock-2184399673-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The One Big Beautiful Bill Act required the IRS to list qualified occupations that can exclude up to $25,000 of tips from their income. 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