Allows gross income tax deduction for income earned in form of tips.
This bill allows New Jersey taxpayers who earn tips to deduct those tips from their gross income for state tax purposes. It directly affects service industry workers (like servers, bartenders, or hairdressers) who receive tips reported to their employers. To claim the deduction, workers must report tip income through the same documentation required by federal tax law (e.g., employer tip statements). The Division of Taxation will create rules to implement this change, and it applies to tax years starting after the next January following enactment.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Party
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District
P
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
P
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Paul Kanitra
RRepublican
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