[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-1621":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"1621","What are allocated tips?","Allocated tips are tips your employer assigns to you as shown in \u003Ci>Box 8\u003C/i> of your \u003Ci>W-2\u003C/i>. They are in addition to the tips you reported to your employer (which are included with your wages in \u003Ci>Box 1\u003C/i>). Restaurants, cocktail lounges, and similar businesses must allocate tips to an employee if the amount of tips reported by the employee was less than a certain percentage of sales.\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nEnter your allocated tips here: Menu Path: \u003Ci>Income > Common Income > Wages (W-2)\u003C/i>, \u003Ci>Box 8\u003C/i> \u003Cbr>\nAlso enter them here: Menu Path: \u003Ci>Income > Uncommon Income > Unreported Tips\u003C/i>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nSince allocated tips aren't included in the amount in \u003Ci>Box 1\u003C/i> of your \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">\u003Ci>W-2\u003C/i>\u003C/span>, they're entered separately and reported on \u003Ci>Form 4137\u003C/i>. \n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=1620\"> When would I report actual unreported tips instead of allocated tips?\u003C/a>",1777391592228]