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26 CFR §31.3121(a)(12)-1 — (a)(12)-1 Tips.

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The term “wages” does not include remuneration received by an employee after December 1965 in the form of tips if—
  1. (a)The tips are paid in any medium other than cash, or
  2. (b)The cash tips received by an employee in any calendar month in the course of his employment by an employer are less than $20.