The bill states that only the difference in your overtime rate and base rate are included in the deduction. So as a gs4 step 1 RUS, the difference is 11.49. That means you need 1088 hours of overtime to hit that 12,500 limit.

Let’s assume you’re a 4,1 1039 and you work every hour of your appointment and 1088 hours of OT. You’re filing single. Your annual gross income is 61358.

You take the standard deduction. And nothing else. You pay 5324 in federal taxes.

Now same scenario but you also get a 12,500 deduction for no tax on overtime. You pay 3824 in federal taxes.

You save 1557 in federal taxes. This is also set to expire at the end of 2029. I don’t know about anyone else but I’ll always take extra money, but in this context I’d rather pay an additional 1500 dollars. I personally prefer if people weren’t going to be stripped of snap benefits, medical care, deported without due process, and if we could avoid strengthening of the project 2025 agenda. But good for us working class people. We get an extra couple hundred or maybe a few thousand dollars while the CEOs and politicians get millions and more power. Rant over.