# No tax on tips for musicians and singers

Yes — musicians and singers are on Treasury's list of tipped occupations as TTOC 206 (Musicians and Singers), 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/musicians/).

- Treasury Tipped Occupation Code: 206
- Category: Entertainment and events
- Share who reported tips: 2.9%
- Tips as share of pay, among those with tips: 36.8%
- Related SOC codes: 27-2042

What counts as a tip: Tip jar money and voluntary audience payments count. A booking fee or guarantee is payment for the performance, not a tip.

## 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