It depends. If I understand you, your employer is not including your overtime in your W-2 with the rest of your wages. If so, this is not the correct action on the part of your employer, however if this is the case you have two options.
- File the overtime as self employment income and pay the social security and medicare tax (both employer and employee portion) yourself. Follow the steps in the link below.
- How do I report self employment income?
- What self employment expenses can I deduct?
- File a substitute W-2, Form 4852 which will allow you to pay only the employee portion of the social security and medicare taxes. The IRS will go back to your employer for their share.
- How do I file a substitute W-2 using Form 4852?
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