Everyone that goes to school has goals; for most people, this is graduating, getting a good job to earn enough money to live a comfortable, if not lavish, life. This might work out in some cases, and it might not work in others, and you have to put in more effort.
This effort will come up as overtime. After your usual daily hours, you can work to make some extra cash if what you earn is not enough. Let us look at how Uncle Sam chips off this additional payment to help see how effective it is;
Is Overtime Taxed More?
This issue is something that most people believe since they look at the numbers without considering the bigger picture. Does working overtime mean that you will be taxed more? Let us break this down and look into the details to find out;
All your pay is subject to the same tax rates; your overtime payments will not be subject to more taxing than your general income. It might seem like more because of the withholding process, but the money will always come back before the process ends.
The taxing system takes in the money you make and subjects it to a series of deductions; there is no way for the system to know what your primary income and overtime payment are. Your tax process is complicated, but you can simplify it.
The tax you pay will total all your earnings calculated as a sum, not separately. If you get more money than your tax rate band, the rate will increase. Once you cross the band, you will pay your taxes in two parts.
The rate bands depend on your salary, family status, and other factors, they determine how much tax you will pay and the deductions you will get.
Once you exceed your tax rate band, you will pay tax for the usual payment within the band, and then the IRS will tax the additional revenue separately. You will then have to pay a sum of the two calculations for your tax in a given period.
You don’t have to worry about the total becoming too much. The IRS will subtract tax credits and reliefs from the total tax to give you a more practical value to pay at the end of your pay window.
While a lot of your money might not make it to your bank account on payday, you will get it as a refund when the math is all cleared up. Overtimes are why some people get rebates of $100 or more, making the whole process equal even for overtime.
Conclusion
Overtime pay is not taxed more than your regular hours, the IRS will tax all your money regarding your tax rate band, and there will only be an increase if your earnings go past your tax band. In most cases, you might get a refund if the IRS taxes the overtime pay more than they should.
