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part of my overtime paty is at straight time rate. How do Iadd this to my overtime total

brenthood97 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:53:42 GMT

Part of my overtime pay is at time and a half. How do I add it to my total overtime pay?

Re: part of my overtime paty is at straight time rate. How do Iadd this to my overtime total

rjs — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:08:53 GMT

You don't add it. You can't claim the deduction for overtime for overtime that is paid at the straight-time rate. Qualified overtime pay for the deduction is only the "half" in time-and-a-half. For example, if your regular pay rate is $20 an hour, and you were paid $300 for 10 hours at $30 per hour (time and a half), the amount you can deduct is $100 (the extra $10 per hour for the 10 hours of overtime).

Re: part of my overtime paty is at straight time rate. How do Iadd this to my overtime total

JamesG1 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:19:47 GMT

The IRS presumes that your straight pay and overtime at 'time-and-a-half' are included in box 1 of your IRS form W-2 and that the correct amounts of Social Security and Medicare tax are computed in boxes 4 and 6.

There should be no other income to add to box 1.

For tax years 2025 through 2028, individuals who receive qualified overtime compensation may deduct the pay that exceeds their regular rate of pay (the “half” portion of “time-and-a-half” compensation) that is required by the Fair Labor Standards Act and reported on a Form W-2, Form 1099, or other specified statement furnished to the individual.

Maximum annual deduction is $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers).
Deduction phases out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income over $150,000 ($300,000 for joint filers).

The deduction is available for both itemizing and non-itemizing taxpayers.

Certain employees are exempt from the rules on overtime.

Generally, the FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at not less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. However, the law provides for certain exemptions.

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