<prompt> Human: Hi everyone so I live and work in New York City. I make 24 an hour. Overtime pays time and 12. My coworkers all swear that you shouldnt do more then 12 or so hours of overtime a week because if you do more you get killed in taxes. Is that true? I do know when I start doing to much overtime my check is taxed more but I always just assumed while I might be getting taxed more this week, at the end of the year Id get that money back. Is that true? Or am I killing myself for no reason? For instance the past 2 weeks I worked 24 hours of overtime.  <response>: No, its not true. Overtime is taxed the same as any other income, but it can be withheld at a higher rate. Youll get the difference back in your tax refund. Even if overtime manages to push you into a different tax bracket, tax brackets are progressive and youd only be taxed at the higher rate on the income above that bracket threshold. 