Rick Harrison of ‘Pawn Stars’ says workers seeing ‘astronomical’ tax returns
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“Pawn Stars” personality Rick Harrison told Fox News that employees at his Las Vegas businesses are seeing “astronomical” increases in their tax returns thanks to President Donald Trump’s small business tax policies.
Appearing on “Saturday in America,” Harrison told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that policies such as tax-free overtime and equipment write-offs have provided a big boost to Nevada’s economy.
“I’ve had at least 10 employees tell me their tax returns were astronomical. It was almost double what it normally was, and that helped,” Harrison told Fox News.
Famous for running the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop featured on the popular television series “Pawn Stars,” Harrison also owns a restaurant and bar in Las Vegas with a total of 80 employees.
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Reality television star Rick Harrison (L) stands next to President Donald Trump during the small business summit in the East Room of the White House on May 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Things like full equipment depreciation, tax-free overtime and tip exemptions of up to $25,000 increase employees’ take-home pay while encouraging business owners to increase expenses, he noted.
“Full depreciation of equipment is a godsend for many businesses,” Harrison said.
He highlighted the impact of Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy and said it was a game-changer for service workers in Sin City.
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“There’s no tax on the first $25,000 in tips, that’s a really big number,” Harrison said. “There are a lot of single mothers who are service workers and things like that, and that changes everything — especially the lack of a tip tax in Nevada.”
President Donald Trump spoke at the “No Tax on Tips” roundtable on April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he introduced his economic agenda ahead of the midterm elections. (Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The reality star spoke at a small business summit at the White House on May 4 and noted the difference between the Trump and Biden administrations.
“All we heard from the last man in office was that we were bad people, we were bad people and everything like that, we weren’t paying our fair share,” Harrison said.
This comes at a time when Las Vegas is undergoing a shift of its own amid a declining tourism landscape.
Despite the challenges at the popular destination, Harrison previously told Fox News Digital that his store experienced record-breaking months in January and February.
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“You give customers what they want and they come back,” he said in an April interview with Fox News Digital. “Most of the hotels on the Strip… they’re not hospitals you should go to. There are options there, so they change their prices.”
Reality television star Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” speaks at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Expo World Market Center on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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“I don’t have crazy prices and that’s it [some of the other] casinos need to do this,” he added. “Some casinos do this all the time, and that’s why they do well.”
Fox News Digital’s Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
