Guidance

When National Insurance and PAYE is due on tips, gratuities and service charges (E24)

Use this guidance if you're an employer or are responsible for arrangements to share tips, gratuities and service charges in catering and service industries.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
28 March 2014
Last updated
2 December 2024 — See all updates

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Guidance on tips, gratuities, service charges and troncs

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This guidance explains how employers and anyone responsible for sharing tips (including troncmasters), should treat tips, gratuities and service charges for:

  • Income Tax
  • National Insurance contributions
  • National Minimum Wage
  • VAT

Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2014
Last updated 2 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Information has been added to confirm that new legislation introduced on 1 October 2024 about the distribution of tips and gratuities to employees does not affect how they should be assessed for tax and National Insurance contributions.

  2. Section 6 has been updated to advise the employer that they must contact us to set up a tronc scheme.

  3. A section has been added to the guide covering tips paid electronically.

  4. First published.

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