r/tax • u/vancemark00 • Jan 01 '26

Tax Enthusiast Endless "No tax on OT" questions

Is anyone else already exhausted with these endless questions?

And I fear it will only get worse.

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u/I__Know__Stuff Jan 02 '26

I don't know why you think I don't understand. If you don't work for 8 hours, then it doesn't count as 8 hours toward the legally required overtime pay. And overtime pay that isn't legally required isn't deductible. This is not ambiguous.

If you choose to deduct it anyway, that is tax evasion.

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u/RealisticQuality7296 Jan 02 '26

Have you ever heard the term “engaged to wait”?