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FLSA Overtime Calculation

The calculation of overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including the determination of the regular rate and the overtime premium.

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Jan 17, 2026
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If my employer lists qualified overtime in Box 14, how do I use that amount when filing my 2025 return?

Employers who put a “qualified overtime” amount in Box 14 of the 2025 Form W-2 are furnishing the separate accounting the IRS says employees may rely on to claim the new overtime deduction; taxpayers ...

Jan 18, 2026
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How do I calculate qualified overtime for a 14‑day work period under FLSA for the 2025 deduction?

The 2025 “no tax on overtime” rule allows eligible employees to deduct the FLSA overtime premium—the extra half of time‑and‑a‑half pay—from federal taxable income, and for employees paid on a 14‑day F...

Jan 29, 2026
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What specific QuickBooks Desktop setups cause qualified overtime to be mis‑tracked and how have users fixed them?

began supporting the IRS “qualified overtime” reporting changes only after specific payroll tax table and program updates; when those updates are missing, when users create custom overtime payroll ite...

Jan 27, 2026

How do employers calculate "qualified overtime" under OBBBA and where has the IRS defined the formula?

lets workers deduct “qualified overtime compensation,” defined largely as the FLSA-required overtime premium — the portion of overtime pay that exceeds an employee’s regular rate (for many employees, ...

Jan 31, 2026

How will employers calculate and document 'qualified overtime compensation' to meet 2026 W‑2 reporting requirements?

Beginning with employers must separately capture and report the portion of overtime pay that is an FLSA-required premium above an employee’s regular rate—“qualified overtime compensation”—on Form W‑2 ...