House File 1030 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 1030 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 268) A BILL FOR An Act exempting qualified tips from the individual income tax, 1 and including applicability provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2526HV (2) 91 jm/jh
H.F. 1030 Section 1. Section 422.7, Code 2025, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 45. a. For a taxpayer whose net income is 3 less than one hundred fifty-five thousand dollars, subtract, 4 to the extent included, the amount of qualified tips that 5 were received and are included on statements furnished to an 6 employer as required by section 6053(a) of the Internal Revenue 7 Code, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. 8 b. As used in this subsection: 9 (1) “Net income” means net income as properly computed 10 under this section without regard to the deduction in this 11 subsection. 12 (2) “Qualified tips” means any cash tip received by an 13 individual in the course of such individual’s employment in an 14 occupation that traditionally and customarily received cash 15 tips before December 31, 2023. 16 c. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 17 to administer this subsection. 18 Sec. 2. CONTINGENT APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to tax 19 years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, unless the federal 20 government enacts legislation allowing for the deduction of 21 qualified tips for federal individual income tax purposes, 22 and in such a case this Act does not apply in the same tax 23 year where federal legislation allowing for the deduction of 24 qualified tips for federal individual income tax purposes 25 applies. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 This bill excludes certain qualified tips from the 30 calculation of net income for purposes of the individual 31 income tax. An individual whose net income is less than 32 $155,000, without regard to any deduction of qualified tips the 33 individual received, is eligible to exclude up to $25,000 of 34 such tips from the calculations of net income. 35 -1- LSB 2526HV (2) 91 jm/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 1030 The bill defines “qualified tips” to mean any cash tip 1 received by an individual in the course of such individual’s 2 employment in an occupation that customarily received cash tips 3 prior to December 31, 2023. 4 The department of revenue is required to adopt rules to 5 administer the bill. 6 The bill applies in tax years beginning on or after January 7 1, 2026, in the tax years where the federal government has 8 not enacted similar legislation allowing for the deduction of 9 qualified tips for purposes of the federal income tax. 10 -2- LSB 2526HV (2) 91 jm/jh 2/ 2