# No tax on tips for valet attendants

Yes — valet attendants are on Treasury's list of tipped occupations as TTOC 801 (Parking and Valet Attendants), 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/valet-attendants/).

- Treasury Tipped Occupation Code: 801
- Category: Transportation and delivery
- Share who reported tips: 17.4%
- Tips as share of pay, among those with tips: 21.5%
- Related SOC codes: 53-6021

What counts as a tip: Cash tips from drivers count, including tips pooled among the valet crew. A valet fee the customer pays the business is 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