The "Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025" isn't a standalone law but refers to temporary provisions within the larger "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) signed into law in 2025, offering a significant deduction for qualified overtime pay (like the "half" in time-and-a-half) for tax years 2025-2028, with limits up to $12,500 for individuals and $25,000 for joint filers, phasing out at higher incomes. This deduction reduces taxable income, but requires specific reporting on Form W-2 or 1099, and while the IRS encourages reporting, it's a temporary relief measure subject to potential extension.
However, the deduction is temporary – it only applies for the 2025 through 2028 tax years. Eligible workers can deduct up to $12,500 of overtime pay earned during the year (up to $25,000 for married couples filing a joint return).
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 ...
This bill shortens the standard workweek under federal law from 40 hours to 32 hours over a three-year phase in period. It also requires specified overtime pay for workdays longer than eight hours.
Your total income for the year equals your regular pay plus overtime pay plus bonuses plus tips plus any other earnings. The IRS uses that total to figure out which tax bracket you're in. Overtime doesn't get its own category or special rate. The same federal income tax brackets apply to all your earnings.
When does no tax on overtime start? The no tax on overtime deduction begins with the 2025 tax year. That means you'll first claim it when you file your tax return in early 2026. However, the provision is not permanent.
To qualify for the "No Tax on Overtime" federal income tax deduction (for 2025-2028), you must be a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-covered, non-exempt employee who earns qualified overtime (like the "half" in time-and-a-half) and meets income limits: generally under $150k MAGI (single) or $300k MAGI (joint), with the deduction phasing out above those levels. It applies to the premium portion of overtime pay and requires reporting on your W-2, but payroll taxes (FICA) still apply, and some workers, like certain rail or highly-paid exempt employees, are excluded.
Over the next decade, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) will cut taxes for the richest 10 percent of Americans by more than $14,700 per year per household and cut taxes for the richest 1 percent of Americans by more than $50,000 per year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and ...
To calculate the deduction amount, you must use “reasonable methods” to break out the amount of overtime pay that qualifies. For example, if you were paid time and a half and receive a statement with your total amount for overtime (regular wages plus the overtime premium), then you can use one-third of the total.
No Tax on Overtime is a provision that was included in a larger tax reform bill that passed in July 2025. It allows certain workers to deduct up to $12,500 in qualified overtime compensation from their taxable income on their federal income tax return. Joint filers can deduct up to $25,000.
Yes, working overtime can lead to a bigger tax refund, not because overtime is taxed more (it isn't, usually), but due to a new federal deduction (starting 2025) that lets eligible workers deduct the premium portion (e.g., the extra half in time-and-a-half) of overtime pay, lowering your taxable income and potentially increasing your refund or decreasing your tax bill when you file, though payroll taxes (FICA) still apply.
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There are clear benefits to employers from exempting overtime from taxes. By giving workers who receive overtime an after-tax pay boost—at no expense to employers—there would be less pressure on employers to reduce overwork or raise workers' wages.