topic Hi in box 14 on my W2 shows my over time do I need to do anything other than fill out what is written in box 14 it is the first year I receive anything in box 14. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Hi in box 14 on my W2 shows my over time do I need to do anything other than fill out what is written in box 14 it is the first year I receive anything in box 14.

stephiee1012 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:29:25 GMT

Re: Hi in box 14 on my W2 shows my over time do I need to do anything other than fill out what is written in box 14 it is the first year I receive anything in box 14.

DoninGA — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:47:23 GMT

It depends. Is the amount shown in box 14 your Total dollar amount of overtime for the year? Or is it the amount of overtime hours.

The TurboTax software can do the calculation of the tax free amount for you. Select the option Help me calculate my eligible overtime

Example -

If your regular pay is $20 an hour, and your overtime pay is $30 an hour, then your premium pay is $10 (the difference between your regular and overtime pay).

If you worked 10 hours of overtime, then you would enter $100 ($10 premium pay x 10 hours).

Re: Hi in box 14 on my W2 shows my over time do I need to do anything other than fill out what is written in box 14 it is the first year I receive anything in box 14.

Opus 17 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:54:57 GMT

Overtime is complicated, I haven't seen the interview in the program yet.

The law is complicated.

1. Only the half-time is deductible, as described by @DoninGA .

2. If you get paid more than half-time for working more than 40 hours, you can still only deduct the half-time.

3. If you work 40 hours but get paid overtime because (for example) one of the days is a holiday and you get paid extra for working the holiday, that is not deductible. The only thing that is deductible is overtime required by the fair labor standards act (FLSA), not overtime your employer pays as an extra benefit or by union contract.

4. If you are a salary worker considered "exempt" from the FLSA, then none of your overtime is deductible because it is not required by the FLSA, it is a benefit or part of your contract but not required by the law.

Re: Hi in box 14 on my W2 shows my over time do I need to do anything other than fill out what is written in box 14 it is the first year I receive anything in box 14.

stephiee1012 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:46:14 GMT

@DoninGA The amount in dollar sign is shown in box 14.