One Time Merit Pay By Payroll Office Javier Martinez, Director
One Time Merit Pay Classification of Pay Drives payment treatment IRS: Supplementary Pay Supplementary vs Regular Payments IRS Publication 15 FLSA: Non-discretionary Bonus
One Time Merit Pay - Taxation Social Security & Medicare Taxes apply % Considered Retirement Compensation and subject to Contributions 6.4% TRS or 6.65% ORP HB 1545 (2001), SAO and TRS Supplemental Income Tax Rate: 25% Withholding Tax Total Taxes: 39.3% ORP, 39.05% TRS
One Time Merit Pay - Overtime FLSA Payment Classification Non-discretionary Bonus Retroactive Overtime Re-calculation Required Re-calculation period related to review period February through January Requires no involvement from departments; Payroll will: Identify all Overtime Payments Re-calculate Overtime Process OV5 document Advise affected employees Target Payout Date: January 21, 2011 Budget will allocate funds to cover 14- account additional payments
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