Entering QOC

[user17693756770]

I work for a PCA program paid through Medicaid. My base rate is paid through one payroll company However the overtime 0.5 is paid from another payroll company. I receive two w2s. One is for the full 49 hours a week 52 weeks a year at the base rate. The second W-2 is for only The overtime paid at the half rate. The EIN are different on both w2s. On the overtime w2 box one and the QOC are the same because it's only the 0.5 hours paid out. When entering the overtime W2 into turbo it will not accept that box one and the QOC are the same. It is however cor It is however correct. How do I get the system to accept it?

[DianeW777]

It depends.  If the wages on the W-2 are actually qualifying overtime pay, the amount in box 1 of the overtime W-2 (it may be in box 14 as well, but is not required for 2025). Your employer must confirm they meet the qualifications for overtime pay.

The information below may be helpful.

The overtime description is as follows under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA):  'For tax years 2025 through 2028, individuals who receive qualified overtime compensation may deduct the pay that exceeds their regular rate of pay (generally, 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.' (Tips Received in 2025) 

Your employer must meet specific Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements to qualify.  If your employer doesn't meet these qualifications, then you do not have qualifying overtime.

• Qualified Overtime Deduction Rules

It is possible that your employer pays this employee benefit but is not required to make the payment under the FSLA. If the payment is not required under the FSLA, that would explain why the company is saying that the payment is not qualified overtime.