All Solutions Known offers the easiest way to claim your FICA Tip Credit immediately while qualifying for related programs typically "unknown".

Good day,

We are reaching out to vendors and suppliers who already serve the service industries, including restaurants, bars, cafés, food trucks, hospitality businesses, hotels, country clubs, social clubs, salons, spas, barbershops, esthetics businesses, and other tip-based service businesses.

Many of these businesses may qualify for the FICA Tip Credit, but may not know it exists or may not know how to claim it properly. That is where we can help, and where you may be able to benefit as well.

The FICA Tip Credit is a federal tax incentive that helps qualifying food, beverage, and certain beauty service businesses offset the employer-paid Social Security and Medicare taxes on employee tips. In simple terms, if a business has tipped employees, this credit may help them recover money they are already paying out in payroll taxes.

As a Senior Advisor for GMG, I help connect business owners with a team that has spent over 25 years helping small business owners uncover tax credits, refunds, and savings opportunities that often remain hidden. The work can be complicated, but we make the process simple for both you and your clients.

Here is how the referral program works:

1. Tell your clients about our FICA Tip Credit service and direct them to our advisor site.

Right click on this image, save to your computer and print on your handouts, etc. We use the same ad so we know it works. Be sure to let them know to contact you and perhaps followup with them and let us know that you referred them (we'll need contact name, company name and city name to know you've referred them). 

2. They visit the site, enter a few basic details, and may receive an estimate in about 60 seconds.

3. We follow up with them, or they can self-activate directly through the site.

4. When they subscribe to our service, we send you a $100 referral fee.

5. You continue sharing the opportunity with more clients.

This can be as simple as printing the above ad and using it as a bag stuffer, handout, invoice insert, newsletter feature, email mention, or conversation starter with the businesses you already serve.

We always ask new clients how they heard about us, but please also let us know when you send someone our way so we can properly track your referral.

This is a simple way to help your clients discover money they may be owed while creating an additional referral income opportunity for your business.

We may limit the number of referral partners so we can continue serving both clients and partners with excellence.

To learn more or discuss how to get started, please contact:

Terry Scott

Senior Advisor for GMG

Key Aspects of the FICA Tip Credit:

Purpose: It reduces the tax burden on employers for tips earned by employees, preventing them from having to pay taxes on income they did not directly pay.

Eligibility: The credit applies to businesses where tipping is customary (e.g., restaurants, bars) and, as of Jan 1, 2025, qualifying beauty services (such as hair salons), as explained by Tom Talks Taxes.

Calculation: The credit is based on the employer's share of FICA taxes on tips reported by employees that exceed the federal minimum wage standard of $5.15 per hour (or $7.25) for beauty services).

Claiming the Credit: Eligible employers claim this credit by filing Form 8846 with their federal income tax return.

Non-refundable: It is a general business tax credit, meaning unused credits can be carried back for one year or forward for 20 years. 

This credit acts as a "dollar-for-dollar" reduction of tax liability, distinct from a deduction, making it a valuable tool for reducing tax liability.

Don't have a service type company? You may still qualify for other programs. Take just 60 seconds to check here. 

All Solutions Known launches YouTube Video Channel: Business UnBoxing which will feature UnBoxing a Variety of Business Products

 

Welcome to Business UnBoxing, your YouTube channel where the excitement of product unboxing meets the practical world of business, marketing, entrepreneurship, and smart buying decisions.

Business UnBoxing explores the complete out-of-box experience for products that matter to solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, small business owners, product creators, marketers, resellers, consultants, and business decision makers. From packaging and presentation to accessories, instructions, first impressions, design, functionality, usefulness, and business value, this channel looks at what is inside the box and why it matters.

We sincerely hope that Business UnBoxing helps viewers see exactly what they may receive before they buy. We further hope that these videos build trust, anticipation, excitement, and confidence by showing the product reveal in a real and visual way. At Business UnBoxing, we take that same concept and apply it through a business-minded lens.

Here, we review and discuss products, tools, services, supplies, and ideas that may support business operations, marketing, branding, productivity, efficiency, sales, customer experience, and return on investment. Some products may be consumer-focused but mostly these will be business products, B2B tools, SaaS software, promotional products, office equipment, accessories, technology, packaging solutions, or resources designed to help a company operate, grow, or serve customers better.

Business products are different from ordinary consumer products because they are often evaluated by usefulness, function, durability, efficiency, ROI, support, and how well they help a business solve a problem. A product that is purchased for personal use may be simply a “consumer item”. Business UnBoxing takes this same product, that when purchased for a company, team, office, employee, client gift, resale opportunity, or operational need, may become part of a business strategy.

On this channel, you can expect videos about: Product unboxings and first impressions, Business product reviews,Tech gadgets and business tools, Office supplies and accessories, Promotional products and branded merchandise, Packaging reviews and presentation ideas, SaaS, software, and digital product discussions, Small business tools and entrepreneur resources, Marketing, branding, and customer experience insights, and especially products that may help save time, improve operations, or create value.

 Business UnBoxing is for the solo operator who wants practical tools, the entrepreneur looking for scalable resources, the small business owner focused on steady growth, and the marketer or product creator who understands that packaging and presentation can influence trust, perception, and buying decisions.

Our goal is simple: open the box, examine the details, share the first impression, and explore whether the product has real-world value for business use.

Subscribe to Business UnBoxing for product unboxing videos, business product reviews, entrepreneur tools, small business resources, marketing product ideas, packaging insights, B2B product discussions, and practical first impressions that help you make smarter buying and branding decisions.

BTW, my first unboxing was of a vlogger camera. You can see the camera that I purchased on this Amazon page and check out the video on YouTube here. 

All Solutions Known Shout Outs to Twin Ports Businesses with special pricing on Imprinted Promo items...

 

If your business is shown below, congrats, we're giving you 15% off (instead of the regular 10% off) catalog pricing on "Anything with an Imprint" through BrandingMore.com. If it can be imprinted we have it or can get it. Just let us know what you are looking for and claim your 15% off before this expires 15 days from today's date. 

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Congratulations to Duluth Coffee Company for being named one of the 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award honorees.

This is the kind of recognition that reflects more than good coffee. It reflects brand integrity, steady growth, customer loyalty, and a business model that keeps finding new ways to serve people well. Duluth Coffee Company continues to be a strong example of how a local business can grow while staying rooted in quality and community.

When a business builds something meaningful, people notice.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Well earned recognition for BotCrew of Duluth, named as one of the 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award honorees.

BotCrew is being recognized for scaled innovation in the construction and solar industries, and that is exciting to see from a business right here in our region. Innovation does not always have to come from the coasts or big tech corridors. Sometimes it comes from hardworking people solving real problems in practical ways.

That is a win for Duluth, a win for business, and a win for the future of regional entrepreneurship.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

A big round of applause for BB plus Friends of Duluth, honored as one of the 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award recipients.

Their recognition highlights national brand building, art, creativity, and multi channel reach. That is a powerful reminder that creative businesses are real businesses, and they can make a real economic and cultural impact when vision meets consistency.

It is always encouraging to see regional talent gain broader recognition while still representing the place they came from.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. See [https://askbusinessconsulting.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-solutions-known-shout-outs-to-twin.html](https://askbusinessconsulting.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-solutions-known-shout-outs-to-twin.html)

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Honoring Aluminum Cabinet Company of Hermantown for being selected as a 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award honoree.

This recognition points to product quality, growth through new customer segments, and the kind of steady business building that strengthens our regional economy. Manufacturing, craftsmanship, and smart market expansion are all part of what keeps local and regional business moving forward.

It is great to see a Hermantown business receive this level of recognition.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Cheers to Bretting Manufacturing of Ashland, Wisconsin, recognized as one of the 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award honorees.

Their story is especially encouraging because it shows how localized innovation can lead to global industry leadership. That is a major reminder that businesses from our region can compete, lead, and influence far beyond our own map.

Regional excellence can absolutely have worldwide reach.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Celebrating Hancock Fabrication of Angora, Minnesota, for being named a 2026 Entrepreneur Fund Distinction Award honoree.

Rural based manufacturers deserve recognition for the jobs they create, the problems they solve, and the resilience they bring to the regional economy. Hancock Fabrication is being recognized for innovation and expansion, which is exactly the kind of business momentum worth celebrating.

Strong communities are built by people who keep producing, serving, adapting, and growing.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.efund.org/blog/six-regional-businesses-to-be-recognized-at-2026-distinction-awards]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Community praise for Whole Foods Co op in the Twin Ports for reaching a remarkable milestone through its shopper round up donations.

According to WDIO, Whole Foods Co op has raised over 1 million dollars since 2017, helping support more than 50 nonprofits. That is what happens when everyday customers, steady leadership, and a community minded business all pull in the same direction.

Small change can become major impact when people are invited to participate.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.wdio.com/good-morning-northland/how-a-twin-ports-co-op-turned-spare-change-into-1-million-for-nonprofits/]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

A sincere salute to Super One Foods and its customers for raising more than 50,000 dollars for the Northern Lights Foundation.

This kind of register round up campaign shows the power of simple generosity multiplied by many people. When customers are given an easy way to help, and a business provides the platform to make it happen, families and communities benefit.

This is local business doing more than business. This is community care in action.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/03/11/super-one-foods-raises-over-50000-funds-northern-lights-foundation/]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Tip of the hat to Dubh Linn Irish Brew Pub in Downtown Duluth for celebrating 20 years in business.

Two decades in the restaurant and hospitality world is no small achievement. It takes consistency, hard work, good people, loyal customers, and a reason for the community to keep coming back. Dubh Linn has become part of Duluth’s downtown story, and this milestone is worth celebrating.

Local places like this help give a city its flavor, its memories, and its heartbeat.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/03/11/duluth-pub-celebrates-20-years-business/]

From All Solutions Known Wins and Recognitions

Spotlight on Zeitgeist Minnesota Film Festival for bringing Midwest talent, creative storytelling, and meaningful film opportunities back to Duluth.

The 2026 festival included local, national, and international films, filmmaker conversations, workshops, and cash awards for film and pitch competition winners. That kind of creative investment helps artists grow, gives audiences something fresh to experience, and adds more cultural energy to our region.

Business, art, tourism, and community all benefit when creative platforms like this continue to grow.

If this is your business, we salute you with 15% off imprinted promo items. 

Photo/source: [https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/04/21/midwest-talent-takes-big-screen-zeitgeist-film-festival-returns/]

Restaurants and Related Businesses, see what you are owed with the FICA Tip Credit here and claim it with our "easy button".

Read this article on LinkedIn.

See my LinkedIn profile.

See what your business is owed from the FICA Tips Credit (plus a few others that you don't even know about but already qualify for).

Yesterday I attended another awesome food show in Duluth Minnesota. There were many restaurant owners (and related businesses); some my clients and guess what? They are qualified for the FICA Tips Credit. Did you see me? Did we talk? NO worries, you didn't miss your opportunity. I have an "easy button". Click the link, go to my GMG website and plug in your numbers to see what you are owed. It doesn't get easier than this. Do it now (then get back to work doing what yo love).

Terry Scott, America's #1 Business Resource Consultant

A practical guide for business owners who may qualify for the FICA Tip Credit and want an easy way to find out what they are owed.

Take just a few moments today to plug in a few basic business details and find out what your company may be owed through the FICA Tip Credit and other related business incentive opportunities our GMG team can automatically review for you.

If you own or operate a business with tipped employees, there may be dollars sitting on the table that you have already earned the right to claim.

The FICA Tip Credit is one of those incentives that many business owners have heard about in passing, but never fully pursued. Others assume their CPA, payroll company, or bookkeeper already handled it. Sometimes they did. Sometimes they did not. And sometimes the opportunity was only partially captured.

As a Senior Advisor for GMG, my role is to help business owners take a few simple steps to see whether they qualify, what they may be owed, and how our specialized team can help identify not only the FICA Tip Credit, but other related incentive dollars that may be available.

What Is the FICA Tip Credit?

The FICA Tip Credit is a federal tax credit for certain employers who pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on employee tips. The IRS states that food and beverage employers with tipped employees may be eligible, and that the employer share of FICA tax is currently 7.65 percent. The credit is a non refundable general business tax credit, and unused credits may generally be carried back one year or carried forward up to 20 years. ([IRS][1])

In plain English, this matters because your business may have paid employer payroll taxes on tips your customers gave to your employees. The FICA Tip Credit can help you recover a portion of those costs.

Who May Qualify?

Many business owners immediately think of restaurants, but the opportunity can include more than just full service dining.

Businesses that may want to check eligibility include:

Restaurants

Bars and taverns

Coffee shops

Cafes

Catering businesses

Food service operations

Certain delivery or service models where food and beverage tipping is customary

Certain salons, spas, barbering, nail care, esthetics, and body or spa treatment businesses where tipping is customary may also now be part of the broader Section 45B opportunity under updated law. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute lists qualifying service categories under 26 U.S. Code Section 45B, including food and beverage service, barbering and hair care, nail care, esthetics, and body and spa treatments. ([Legal Information Institute][2])

The IRS explains that eligible food and beverage employers generally must have employees who receive tips from customers for providing, delivering, or serving food or beverages, and the employer must have paid or incurred employer Social Security and Medicare taxes on those tips during the tax year. ([IRS][1])

Why This Credit Gets Missed

The FICA Tip Credit can be missed because it is not always obvious. It is not simply a payroll button. It requires the right review of tips, wages, payroll taxes, and business tax filings.

The IRS says employers generally claim the credit by completing Form 8846, Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Certain Employee Tips, and attaching it to the tax return. The IRS also notes that employers need information about the tips employees received and the Social Security and Medicare taxes paid on those tips. ([IRS][1])

That is where many business owners stop.

They are busy running the restaurant, managing staff, handling food costs, watching margins, hiring, training, scheduling, solving customer issues, and keeping the doors open. Digging through tax credit rules is not usually at the top of the list.

But that does not mean the money is not worth checking.

What Could You Do With the Money?

For many businesses, recovered tax incentive dollars are not just “extra money.” They can become working capital.

Depending on the amount recovered, a business owner could use those dollars to:

Improve cash flow

Upgrade equipment

Invest in payroll stability

Fund marketing

Refresh signage or branding

Pay down business debt

Add staff hours during busy periods

Improve employee retention

Build a rainy day reserve

Renovate a dining room, lobby, patio, salon, or service area

Launch a new product, menu item, service, or location improvement

Sometimes the best money is not borrowed money. Sometimes it is money your business already qualified for, but never claimed.

What Happens If You Do Nothing?

If you do nothing, nothing changes.

The IRS is not likely to call and say, “You may have missed a credit.” Your payroll company may not be responsible for claiming it. Your CPA may not have had the right tip detail, payroll documentation, or specialized incentive review process in place. Your internal team may assume someone else handled it.

Meanwhile, time continues to pass.

The IRS states that prior year FICA Tip Credits may be claimed by filing amended returns and attaching Form 8846 when applicable. ([IRS][1]) That means there may be an opportunity to review previous years, but waiting can still cost you options, time, and potential value.

Doing nothing may mean leaving dollars unclaimed that could have supported your business, your staff, your improvements, your debt reduction, or your next growth move.

How Easy Have We Made It?

The process starts with a simple check.

You do not need to become a tax credit expert. You do not need to know every rule before asking the question. You do not need to guess whether the amount is worth pursuing.

As a Senior Advisor for GMG, I can help you start the review by having you plug in a few basic details. From there, our specialized team can help evaluate what you may be owed, how to claim it, and what related monies or incentive opportunities may also apply.

That is one of the strongest advantages of working with a specialized team. We are not looking at only one narrow possibility and stopping there. We are helping business owners uncover dollars that may be hidden inside payroll, taxes, operations, and business activity.

The Real Question

The real question is not, “Do I know for sure that I qualify?”

The better question is:

“Is it worth taking a few moments to find out?”

For most tipped businesses, the answer is yes.

A short review could reveal that nothing is owed. But it could also reveal meaningful dollars that your business can use now.

Take just a few moments today to plug in a few basic details and find out what your business may be owed.

As a Senior Advisor for GMG, I can help you check your potential FICA Tip Credit opportunity, learn how to claim it, and allow our team to automatically review for related incentive dollars your business may also qualify for.

Do not leave earned money sitting unclaimed.

Start the simple check today and find out what your business may be owed.

[1]: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/fica-tip-credit-for-employers "FICA Tip Credit for employers | Internal Revenue Service"

[2]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/45B "26 U.S. Code § 45B - Credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute"

Purchase Bulk Quantities of "Protected! With Gold" by Terry Lee Scott for Prospects and Clients

If you are a precious metals advisor, one of the smartest tools you can place in a prospect’s hands is something they will actually keep, look at, and remember.

Protected! With Gold was created to be more than a book. It is a conversation starter, a credibility piece, a leave behind resource, and a relationship building tool that helps open the door to deeper discussions about security, stability, legacy, and the long term role of precious metals.

This book gives advisors a polished and professional way to stay in front of prospects and clients long after the first conversation. Instead of handing someone only a brochure or a business card that may get set aside, you are giving them something with substance. It helps position you as thoughtful, educational, and serious about helping people understand why gold has remained a trusted store of value for generations.

The message of the book is simple and timely. Gold has long been viewed as a safe haven and a foundational asset, offering security, stability, and generational wealth through uncertain times. Protected! With Gold presents that theme in a way that is easy to appreciate, visually strong, and ideal for people who are beginning to think more seriously about protecting what they have built.

One of the most practical features for advisors is that the book is printed in such a way that you can easily cover the contact information area with your own business card sized label. That means you can customize and personalize each copy as your own branded follow up piece. When a prospect takes the book home, your name, your company, and your contact information can remain directly connected to the message.

That creates several advantages.

It turns a book into a personalized marketing tool.

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It gives you a more professional leave behind piece for seminars, office visits, trade shows, consultations, networking events, and client appreciation gifts.

It allows you to present yourself as an educator first, which can build trust and reduce resistance.

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Don't miss out. A marketing piece like this doesn't come along every day. Imagine what you can do with the additional leads, credibility and loyalty you'll get from giving away a quantity of this professional book. Others have used this to increase sales and presence and now you can too. 

Protected! With Gold is more than a book. It is a professional conversation starter and credibility piece built around the timeless themes of security, stability, and legacy through gold.

Even better, it is printed so you can easily place your own business card sized label over the contact information area, allowing you to personalize each copy with your own branding. That makes it an ideal leave behind item for consultations, seminars, follow up meetings, and client gifts.

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