overtime pay
noun
: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.
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The changes are intended to address tax reporting updates, particularly for employees who receive tips and overtime pay.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Under the federal tax cut, workers can deduct up to $25,000 in tips and $12,500 in overtime pay from their taxable income on federal tax returns.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Corpus’ defense counters that Tapia’s coding of overtime pay on union business was intentional, not clerical, and that the arrest stemmed from her effort to rein in costly overtime practices.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Employees can also deduct up to $12,500 in overtime pay, $25,000 if filing jointly, from taxable income from this year until 2028.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Under the federal tax cut, workers can deduct up to $25,000 in tips and $12,500 in overtime pay from their taxable income on federal tax returns.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Corpus’ defense counters that Tapia’s coding of overtime pay on union business was intentional, not clerical, and that the arrest stemmed from her effort to rein in costly overtime practices.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Employees can also deduct up to $12,500 in overtime pay, $25,000 if filing jointly, from taxable income from this year until 2028.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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