Not sure why this amount would be way more than I take home?
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First, your taxes are based on your gross wages, not your tax home pay. Secondly, some employee benefits are taxable, as are bonuses, cashed in vacation time, etc. Ask your employer for an explanation of the difference.
I am having the same issue this year. Overtime is not a factor since it is salary, and anything else is deductions. The net paid is showing my bonus I got and vacation pay etc. The gross pay is showing $5k over my total paid(total paid is what I make in my salary). Not sure where they are getting this extra 5K in a year over my salary+bonus pay especially since I am salary..
First, is this gross pay in box 1 or box 16 of your W-2? In some states, the box 16 amount is larger than the box 1 amount because some deductions don't count in that state. What state are you in?
Second, have you asked your payroll department? We could spend days guessing why your employer might have done this, but just asking your employer would save you and us a lot of time.
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