The “No Tax on Overtime” provision in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is being hailed as a win for working people, but after spending my July 4th in a hospital ER watching the working class argue about it I can’t help but feel we’re being played. The provision sounds simple. If you put in overtime, you pay no taxes on that overtime. But that is not what this is. It’s a tax deduction and you can only deduct up to $12,500 of that pay from your taxable income each year from 2025 to 2028, or $25,000 for couples filing jointly. In theory, that should mean more money in your pocket for every hour you grind past 40 each week.
No Tax on Overtime?
It's Not What Most Think
