No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine [Video]

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have called for an end to taxes on tips. What could this mean for Mainers?”Our paycheck basically gives us just enough to cover those taxes,”said Daija Ramos, a waitress in Portland.Ramos says she relies on tips, so her paycheck can fluctuate. She believes eliminating taxes on tips could be helpful.“We don’t have a steady check. We never know what to really expect when it comes to our checks,” she said. “So, I think either increasing the minimum wage would help or decreasing taxes on tips.”HospitalityMaine, an organization that advocates for those in the hospitality industry, supports efforts to help workers in the service industry.”We appreciate that the idea of eliminating taxes on tips continues to keep restaurants and tipped servers in conversations happening on the Hill and around the election,” Nate Cloutier, Hospitality Maine’s director of government affairs, said in …