Personal income taxes: unemployment insurance: tips.

This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, would exclude tips, as defined, from gross income for the purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law. The bill, on and after January 1, 2026, and until January 1, 2031, would also exclude tips from the definition of wages paid for employment for purposes of income tax withholding and for purposes of unemployment insurance and the employment training tax. This bill would also make related changes to other provisions.

Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements.

This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.