Claiming the tip credit for your salon or spa takes three steps: a free eligibility check, a specialist calculation of your full credit from your payroll records, and a filing that reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar. You do not need new software or a new payroll system. There are no upfront costs and no out-of-pocket money. You pay only if a credit is secured.: beauty claims are a pure success fee of 8.75% of the credit recovered, so if no credit is secured, there is nothing to pay.
Just your existing payroll records. The calculation is built from reported tip totals and payroll data your system already keeps. There is no new software to install, no change to how your team reports tips, and no disruption to the salon. Your stylists and providers simply need to be W-2 employees on payroll; booth renters are independent businesses and their tips do not count.
Do I need new software? No. If your team members report tips and are on payroll, you likely already have everything required.
What records are needed? Payroll records and reported tip totals, starting with the 2025 tax year. The specialists work from records your payroll system already keeps.
What does it cost? The check is free. There are no upfront costs and no out-of-pocket money. You pay only if a credit is secured. Claims are a pure success fee of 8.75% of the credit recovered. No recovery, no fee.
Do I pay anything upfront? No. There are no upfront costs and no out-of-pocket money. You pay only if a credit is secured. The fee is a pure success fee of 8.75% of the credit recovered.
Free check. 8.75% success fee only. No recovery, no fee.