Overtime Tracker — No Tax on Overtime Log (2025

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Tax year

Overtime Log

Log Overtime

Date worked Overtime hours Your regular hourly rate ($)

Only the premium — the extra half of time-and-a-half — counts toward the deduction. Overtime Tracker adds up that half for you.

Tax-Time Summary

Tax year

🧾 Bring this summary — and your pay stubs — to your tax professional. For 2025–2028 you claim the overtime premium deduction on your own tax return, and your employer's W-2 or pay stub may not separate the premium out. Your own dated log is your backup.

🔍 Pay Stub Check

Your pay stub or W-2 may show an overtime premium total. Type it in here and Overtime Tracker compares it with your own log for the same period — so you can spot a gap before tax time.

Year Overtime premium shown on the stub / W-2 ($) Period it covers — from (optional) Period it covers — to (optional) Label (optional)

Small differences are common and usually have an innocent reason — pay-period cut-off dates, a stub that covers different weeks than the dates you pick here, or a job change partway through the year. This check never accuses anyone of anything. If the difference is big, ask payroll — bring this log.

How the Overtime Deduction Works

Plain-language summary of the federal "no tax on overtime" deduction (Internal Revenue Code §225). This is an estimate aid, not tax advice. Rules can be interpreted differently for your situation — confirm with a tax professional or the IRS instructions for your tax year.

What is it?

For tax years 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 only, US workers can deduct the premium portion of qualified overtime pay — the extra amount your employer is required to pay above your regular rate for overtime hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Only the "half" counts

Overtime is usually paid at time-and-a-half (1.5× your regular rate). The regular 1× part is not deductible. Only the extra 0.5× — the "half" — is the deductible premium.

Example: Your regular rate is $30/hr, so overtime pays $45/hr. The premium is $15/hr (the extra half). Work 10 overtime hours and your premium is 10 × $30 × 0.5 = $150. That $150 — not the full $450 of overtime pay — is what can count toward the deduction.

The caps

Up to $12,500 of premium per year if you file single
Up to $25,000 if you file married filing jointly

Income phase-out

The deduction is reduced once your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) passes $150,000 (single) or $300,000 (joint), and phases out completely at higher incomes. Overtime Tracker tracks your premium against the full cap — if you are near those income levels, ask a tax professional how much of your deduction phases out.

You claim it yourself

The deduction is claimed on your own tax return — your employer does not do it for you.
You do not need to itemize to claim it.
For 2025, employers were not required to report the premium separately on your W-2, and pay stubs often don't separate it either — which is exactly why keeping your own dated log matters.
Only overtime that the FLSA requires (generally hours over 40 in a week for covered workers) counts as "qualified overtime." Extra pay your employer offers voluntarily — like double-time that isn't required, or a weekend premium — may not qualify. When in doubt, ask a tax professional.

What this app does

Overtime Tracker stores your overtime dates, hours and rates on this device, computes the premium (hours × rate × 0.5) for every entry, and adds it up against your cap for each tax year from 2025 to 2028. The totals are estimates from your own log — keep your pay stubs as backup, and confirm your final deduction with a tax professional.

Your Setup

Your regular hourly rate ($) Filing status (sets your deduction cap) Employer name (optional — printed on your tax summary)

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Your Data

Everything is stored only in this browser, on this device. Your tax information is never uploaded anywhere.

Privacy Policy

1. What data the app stores

Overtime Tracker stores only what you type in: your hourly rate, filing status and optional employer name (your setup), your overtime log entries — dates, overtime hours, and the rate for each entry — and any pay stub amounts you choose to enter in the Pay Stub Check to compare against your log. That's it. There is no account and no sign-up.

2. Where it lives

All data lives in your browser's local storage, on your own device only. It never leaves your device. There is no Overtime Tracker server receiving your information.

3. What we never do

No servers — your tax data is never uploaded
No tracking or analytics
No ads
No sharing or selling of your data — ever

4. Your control

You can edit or delete any entry at any time, change your setup whenever you like, and erase everything at once in Setup → Clear All Data. Uninstalling or clearing your browser data also removes it.

5. Tax note

Overtime Tracker is a record-keeping and estimating tool. It is not tax advice, and its totals are estimates based on the information you enter. Tax law — including the overtime deduction under IRC §225 for 2025–2028 — depends on your personal situation. Please consult a tax professional or the IRS about your own taxes.

6. Children

Overtime Tracker is a workplace utility for adults and is not directed at children under 13.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will appear here with a new "last updated" date.

8. Contact

Questions? Reach us via freeappspot.com.

Optional email updates

If you choose to sign up for email updates (the “📬 Get updates” button), your email address is sent to and stored on our secure server so we can send you app updates and tips. This is completely optional — the app works fully without it, and all your app data still stays only on your device. We never sell your email. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to delete your email at any time via freeappspot.com.

Optional suggestions

If you choose to send us a suggestion (the “💡 Suggestions” button), your message — and your name and email address if you provide them — is sent to and stored on our secure server so our team can read it and improve the app. This is completely optional. We never sell this information, and all your app data still stays only on your device.

9. Last updated

Last updated: October 2026. Prepared in line with Canada's PIPEDA principles.