The Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement Program (GITCA Program) is designed to promote compliance by gaming industry employers and employees with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to tip income and to reduce disputes under section 3121(q).

The GITCA Program was established by Revenue Procedure 2003-35, 2003-1 C.B. 919, in May 2003. This revenue procedure provides an updated model Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement for use by the Internal Revenue Service and gaming industry employers. The new model agreement has been revised to enhance administration of the GITCA Program by both the employers and the Service and to facilitate and promote the use of current financial information technology in the tip reporting process.

Under the GITCA Program, a gaming industry employer and the Internal Revenue Service work together to reach a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement that establishes minimum tip rates for tipped employees in specified occupational categories, prescribes a threshold level of participation by the employer’s employees, and reduces compliance burdens for the employer and enforcement burdens for the Service.

.01 With the consent of the Service, all employers operating a gaming establishment may participate in the GITCA Program. Either the Service or an employer may suggest the employer’s potential participation in the program.

.02 The Service’s decision to refuse participation by any employer in this program is not subject to review.

.01 To participate in this program, an employer must execute a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement. The Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement shall conform to all requirements of this revenue procedure and will use the form appended to this revenue procedure as Exhibit 1.

.02 An executed Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement shall supersede all existing tip compliance agreements between an employer and the Service. A gaming industry employer under any existing tip compliance agreement with the Service, including a Tip Rate Determination Agreement, may request to change to a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement.

.03 In general, Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreements shall be for a term of three years. For new properties and for properties that do not have a prior agreement with the Service, however, the initial term of the Agreement may be for a shorter period.

.04 All Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreements may be renewed for additional terms of up to three years, in accordance with Section IX of the model Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement. Beginning not later than six months prior to the termination date of a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement, the Service and the employer shall commence discussions as to any appropriate revisions to the agreement, including any appropriate revisions to the tip rates described in Section VIII of the model Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement. In the event that the Service and the employer have not reached final agreement on the terms and conditions of a renewal agreement, the parties may, by mutual agreement, extend the existing agreement for an appropriate time to finalize and execute a renewal agreement.

.05 Decisions regarding renewal of a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement are not subject to review.

An employer who complies with the reporting requirements of Section V of its Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement, and participating employees of the employer who report in accordance with the agreement, will be deemed to be in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 6053 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable periods during which the agreement remains in effect.

This revenue procedure is effective May 2, 2007.

Revenue Procedure 2003-35 is superseded. All Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreements executed pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2003-35 will remain in effect until the expiration date set forth in that Agreement, unless superseded by the execution of a Gaming Industry Tip Compliance Agreement under section 4.02 of this revenue procedure.

The collection of information contained in this revenue procedure has been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. § 3507) under control number 1545-1530. This control number was received under preceding Revenue Procedure 2003-35 and was renewed in June 2006. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number.

The collection of information in this revenue procedure is in the section titled GAMING INDUSTRY TIP COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS. This information is required to evaluate the suitability of the GITCA Program for the particular taxpayer and to assess the validity of the proposed tip rates. The collection of information is required to obtain the benefits described in this revenue procedure. The likely respondents are businesses or other for-profit institutions.

The estimated total annual reporting burden under this revenue procedure has been reduced from the burden under Revenue Procedure 2003-35. Under this revenue procedure, the estimated total annual reporting burden is 5,000 hours.

The estimated annual burden per respondent is an average of 10 hours, depending on individual circumstances. The estimated number of respondents is 500.

The estimated frequency of responses is 1 time per year per respondent.

Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law. Generally tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. § 6103.

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Jason Spitzer of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration). For further information about this revenue procedure, contact Jason Spitzer at (202) 622-7950 (not a toll-free number) or by email at jason.a.spitzer@irscounsel.treas.gov. For inquiries into participating in the GITCA Program or for questions about the program, contact the office of the Chief, Employment Tax, Specialty Programs, at 202-283-2438 (not a toll-free number).