# No tax on tips for dancers

Yes — dancers are on Treasury's list of tipped occupations as TTOC 205 (Dancers), so qualified tips from this work can be deducted from federal income tax, up to $25,000 a year for 2025 through 2028, reduced above $150,000 of income ($300,000 filing jointly).

Work out your deduction with the free [calculator on this page](https://rulecost.com/paycheck/no-tax-on-tips/dancers/).

- Treasury Tipped Occupation Code: 205
- Category: Entertainment and events
- Share who reported tips: 8.8%
- Tips as share of pay, among those with tips: 54.3%
- Related SOC codes: 27-2031

What counts as a tip: Voluntary tips from the audience count. If you are self-employed, a stage or house fee you pay the club is a business expense, which lowers the net income your deduction is capped at.

## Sources

- [T.D. 10044: Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; Definition of Qualified Tips (Internal Revenue Bulletin 2026-18)](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb26-18.pdf), Internal Revenue Service
- [26 U.S.C. § 224 — Qualified tips](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/224), Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School