overtime

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Unlike a straightforward increase in the child tax credit, projecting the overtime deduction requires knowing people’s incomes, work patterns and likelihood of altering behavior because of the new break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They also might have changed their behavior by taking on extra shifts or juggling schedules to rely more on tax-advantaged overtime pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She found it baffling how employers who reported qualified overtime in Box 14 of employees’ W-2s didn’t calculate it the same way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The estimates could have been wrong because people were already working more overtime than suggested by the spotty official data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Our father would work two jobs, and our mother would work overtime if it was available.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata