President Trump touted his tax deductions for tipped wages in Las Vegas Thursday, the place where he was inspired to pursue the policy.
“This is the birthplace of a little idea called ‘no tax on tips,’” Trump said at a roundtable with workers benefitting from the new deduction.
“Las Vegas is the home of the largest concentration of tipped workers anywhere in the country, anywhere in the world, actually,” the president said.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House for Las Vegas, Nevada, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS“And thanks to our tax cuts, this week thousands of Nevada waiters, waitresses, casino dealers, bartenders, bellman, barbers, caddies – I love those caddies, they’re very good if you have the right caddie – and valets receive the biggest tax refunds of their entire lives.”
“I just want to say, ‘You’re welcome.’”
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. APTrump said Las Vegas workers have reported refunds of “$8,000 or more,” from “no tax on tips alone.”
The “no tax on tips” deductions were part of Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which also slashed taxes on overtime pay, vehicle loan interest, raised standard and state and local tax deductions and included significant new tax relief for businesses and seniors.
“Together, these brand new cuts and deductions in the Republican bill have been claimed by nearly half of all tax filers, so in one form or another, more than 50% have taken advantage of the things that we put into the bill,” Trump said.
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERSTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was at the roundtable with Trump, said 53 million filers have taken advantage of at least one of the president’s signature tax cuts, including more than 6 million who claimed no tax on tips deductions.
“And we got to win the midterms. If we don’t, these policies are going to be taken away from you,” Trump warned.
The president predicted taxes are “going to go through the roof” if Democrats win back control of Congress in the midterms.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Nevada Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony at a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. APAs the event wrapped up, Trump polled the crowd on which of his tax policies they liked the most.
“I think no tax on social security won,” Trump said after gauging how much applause the policy received. “So much for no tax on tips!”
