SEATTLE — For months, Tyler Heller, an assistant manager at the Central Co-op on Capitol Hill, was skeptical that Congress would eliminate federal income taxes on tips and overtime pay.

To his surprise, the new tax provisions were embedded in the tax and spending bill — a legislative package formerly known as the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” — that President Donald Trump signed into law last month.

“We really need it here in the now,” Heller said, referring to tax relief.

Seattle workers like Heller are cautiously optimistic about the tax code changes, which allow some to deduct tips and overtime pay from their income up to certain limits.

The tax breaks would help middle-income earners, particularly those who work a lot of overtime and in service industries. But even as workers

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