No Tax on Tips, Overtime and Seniors? States Push Back on Trump’s New Tax Breaks
When Congress passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) this summer, the headlines almost wrote themselves: “No tax on tips,” “no tax on overtime,” “$6,000 bonus deduction for seniors.” For millions of workers and retirees, it sounded like simple, sweeping tax relief starting with their 2025 returns. But as of Monday, November 17, 2025, a wave of new state‑level actions shows the reality is far messier. Washington, D.C. has already moved to block the new breaks in its local tax code, and a fresh report syndicated across Gannett outlets today confirms Illinois will also keep taxing tips