Official IRS sources

IRS references for tip records.

Use official IRS material for reporting and tax decisions. TipTaxTracker keeps the shift information you enter.

Keep your own daily record. The log can hold date, workplace, role, hours, cash tips, card tips, tip-out, sales, and notes.

Open shift log

Daily records and tip reporting

IRSPublication 531IRS guidance on reporting tip income.

Federal qualified-tip guidance

The IRS publishes guidance on the federal qualified-tip rules, including the occupation list below. Read the current version, plus the forms and instructions for the year you are filing.

IRSOfficial tipped-occupation listCurrent IRS list of occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024.

Compare a Form W-2 with your log

The 2026 Form W-2 adds box 12 code TP for cash tips reported to the employer and box 14b for occupation codes. The W-2 tip check compares those boxes, box 7 and box 8 with the tips in your log and cites the IRS rules behind any difference.

What TipTaxTracker does

Records

It stores the shifts you enter in this browser and adds up totals from those entries.

Exports

It exports your log as CSV files, a PDF shift record, or a JSON backup.

Tax decisions

TipTaxTracker does not determine eligibility, calculate a deduction, or prepare a tax return. Check whether an occupation, payment, or person meets a tax rule against current IRS material or with a qualified professional.