Troncmaster Services
Simplify tipping compliance, strengthen staff trust, and unlock financial benefits.
Whether you're running a single venue or managing a multi-site group, handling tips, gratuities, and service charges can be a complex and time-consuming challenge. Our independent troncmaster service ensures your business is fully compliant with HMRC regulations and the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act (“Tipping Act”) - while delivering valuable National Insurance Contributions (NICs) savings for both employers and employees.
Independent expertise that protects your business and empowers your team.
Impartiality is key to building staff confidence and ensuring peace of mind in the face of HMRC scrutiny or tribunal review. Our team combines deep sector knowledge with hands-on experience to design, review, and manage tronc schemes to the highest standard. You’ll benefit from a fair, transparent, and compliant system that supports staff morale, improves financial efficiency, and lets you focus on delivering great hospitality.
Our services
Benefit from an independent tronc operator
Independent troncmaster services that ensure Tipping Act compliance, unlock NICs savings, and build staff trust.
Fair, HMRC-compliant tronc schemes
Build staff trust and unlock NICs savings with a fair, HMRC-compliant tronc scheme.
Benefit from an external troncmaster
Appointing an external troncmaster ensures impartial tip distribution, HMRC compliance, and maximum NICs savings.
Tronc audits
Independent tronc audits that identify risk, ensure HMRC compliance, and improve tip distribution practices.
Why work with us?
The Tipping Act has changed the game for hospitality businesses. Non-compliance isn’t just a risk - it’s a liability. Our independent Troncmaster service ensures your tip distribution is fair, transparent, and fully aligned with the law. No stress, no guesswork - just a simple, compliant solution that protects your business and builds trust with your team.
Tips and service charges can be exempt from National Insurance Contributions, if handled correctly. Our HMRC-approved Troncmaster structure ensures your business benefits from NICs exemption while meeting every compliance requirement. No loopholes, no risk - just a transparent, tax-efficient solution that produces savings for both your business and staff and keeps HMRC onside.
Your team deserves confidence in how tips and service charges are shared. Our independent Troncmaster service guarantees impartial allocations - free from bias or influence and fully transparent for staff. By removing conflicts of interest, we protect your business from disputes and ensure compliance with the latest legislation. Fairness isn’t just a promise - it’s built into everything we do.
Managing tips and service charges isn’t just about compliance - it’s about protecting your business and strengthening your team. Our Independent Troncmaster Service eliminates conflicts of interest, reduces the risk of HMRC challenges or tribunal claims, and ensures every penny is distributed fairly. By guaranteeing transparency, we help you build trust with your staff, boost morale, and create a culture of fairness that keeps your business thriving.
Sector expertise
Whether you’re an independent start-up or a large chain, we understand the unique challenges of the hospitality sector. We offer expert tronc advice to:
Hotels
Restaurants, pubs and bars
Cafés
Casinos
Golf clubs
Other leisure venues
Hear from our clients
We've used Buzzacott Troncmaster Services for just over two years now. We were initially concerned about moving from service charge to tronc payments for our staff and the minefield it could create, but I have to say the Buzzacott team provided and managed a very clear transition, which was to everyone’s benefit.
David Needes
Buzzacott has been efficient and proactive, particularly in meeting deadlines, and their added-value support on implementing tronc was phenomenal. They have just the right balance being flexible, easy to deal with yet having all the key strengths, attributes and rigour necessary to support our restaurant. I am particularly indebted to Samantha McCarthy and Mark Taylor who were committed to and successfully executed the challenge of implementing tronc in under four weeks from the appointment, a tremendous achievement. I look forward to many more years working with Buzzacott.
Client
Buzzacott has made the setup of the Tronc scheme easy to understand, and it was a quick process. We have continued to receive monthly support as and when required, the team is responsive, and send over reports promptly when requested.
Zara Ali
The Juice Smith
Here at Doyle Collection, we are delighted to be partnered with Buzzacott. The level of service, expertise, professionalism, and dedication from the team made it easy for us to deliver the company tronc arrangement for our team members in weeks. They helped us through each stage of the process and gave comfort in knowing that we are compliant with HMRC rule and regulations.
Dermot Nash, Doyle Collections
With regards to Buzzacott, you have been perfect for us thus far. The turnaround from whereby I send the figures to when they come back is fantastic, I have no issues whatsoever.
Craig, Virgin Hotel
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