No tax on overtime question

[sigpros]

Well looking at my W2 and my employer didn't have a separate column for my overtime. So I went back through every pay check and wrote down my OT premium. My job pays the 1/2 or double time as separate hours.

Example I work 60 hours for the week I will get paid 60 hours straight time and 20 hours OT premium. My question is how do I break down what is 1/2 time and what is double time? For 9 months we were on a crazy schedule where we got 1.5 for the last 2 hours some days and double time for the last 2 hours others. (12) hour schedule. But also 6 days out of the month and all holidays were double time. I am well over the 25k limit on the OT just wondering how to figure it and if there are any tax guys on here that know

 

[brymoore]

This might not help, but box 14 is where my wife found her OT

 

[Keep on]

Do they break down hours of double time and time and a half on your stub? My paystubs break down hours regular, hours 1 1/2 OT and 2.0 OT.
The new rule for no tax on OT only counts for what is required by law, not by union contract or company policy. So only hours over 40 per week qualify for the tax deduction. Best bet might be going back over your time sheets for the year or calendar if you kept track of your hours.
For 2026 employers will be required to provide the OT number for you.

 

[sigpros]

Ya my employer didn't put anything in the boxes for OT. I added all my OT up and I meet the deduction. Guess I will have to see when we start filling the boxes in

 

[sigpros]

Do they break down hours of double time and time and a half on your stub? My paystubs break down hours regular, hours 1 1/2 OT and 2.0 OT.
The new rule for no tax on OT only counts for what is required by law, not by union contract or company policy. So only hours over 40 per week qualify for the tax deduction. Best bet might be going back over your time sheets for the year or calendar if you kept track of your hours.
For 2026 employers will be required to provide the OT number for you.

Nope its just straight hours and then OT premium. And I don't have anything that shows what hours are what. They lump all the 1.5 and double time together.

 

[jryoung]

Do your paystubs include a breakdown of hours? You can leverage that to calculate if your employer did not put them in box14. Or you can push back on your employer and see if they can break it down for you.

 

[X13]

I recently learned that my overtime, 25% of my annual pay, doesn’t qualify as FLSA under the BBBA. Lucky me

 

[rogerthat]

Just fill it out to maximize your refund. Claim ignorance if you get questioned on it. Merica!