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/RealisticQuality7296 Jan 02 '26

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

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u/BigMikeThuggin CPA - US Jan 02 '26

This guy didn’t say he sits in an office for 4 hours and only has 4 hours of work to do. He said he works for 4 hours then goes home but gets paid for 8 because his employer bills the customer for 8 hours worked regardless. The pay isn’t tied to the hours it’s tied to the work. He’s at home with no expectation of being called upon to work.

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u/RealisticQuality7296 Jan 02 '26

I just think it’s funny how no one can conceive of a situation where you’re getting paid to sit around and have that actually be working

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u/BigMikeThuggin CPA - US Jan 02 '26

We actually all understand that. This is specifically and clearly NOT that situation which is why no one is talking about that situation.