'You're welcome:' Trump Visits Vegas to Tout No Tax on Tips - The Nevada Independent
Trump said more than 6 million Americans claimed the tip deduction as he pressed Nevada voters to back Republicans in November.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas to highlight his "No Tax on Tips" policy from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," addressing roughly 250 attendees at a roundtable discussion.
- The tax provisions allow eligible workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips and up to $12,500 in overtime, with a $150,000 income limit; the provision sunsets in 2028.
- While supporters described the relief as "life-changing," Culinary Union Local 226 president Diana Valles argued the policy fails to address affordability crises and rising gas prices amid economic pressures.
- Trump connected his tax policies to the November midterm elections and claimed the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is going "swimmingly," expecting effects on energy prices to be short-lived.
- Representative Dina Titus noted tourism has slumped in Las Vegas, while Democrats criticized the policy as temporary and argued it "penalizes married couples" compared to permanent corporate tax breaks.
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Trump Touts Tax Reform at Las Vegas Roundtable
LAS VEGAS—President Donald Trump led a “no tax on tips” roundtable on April 16, returning to the city where he first announced the promise, to now celebrate workers’ savings in the first year of the policy. “This is the birthplace of a little idea known as ‘no tax on tips,’” Trump said, retelling the story of a waitress suggesting the idea to him on the campaign trail in 2024. “And thanks to our tax cuts this week, thousands of Nevada waiters, w…
Washington, Apr 16 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump led a meeting with workers on Thursday in Las Vegas (Nevada) to defend his proposal to eliminate taxes on hourly employee tips as part of his strategy to strengthen support for the Republican Party in the run-up to the November midterm elections. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rss-efe08214c2c-150a-496c-8516-6b004b255394-hd-web.
Trump in Las Vegas: War with Iran to End Quite Soon. U.S. President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end quite soon amidst peace negotiations. On the 16th (local time), President Trump, at a roundtable event on tax cuts for tips held at a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada...
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