<prompt> Human: Hi. Sorry if this is not the right spot for this, but I cant find another appropriate sub thats showing any activity. I just quit a job last week. When I picked up my final paycheck, I noticed that they lumped my unused vacation in with the earnings from my last hours. I had a pretty significant vacation bank, so the massively increased income killed me on taxes, just over 1000. Its been a long time since Ive left a job, so I dont remember what the deal is, but several people have balked at this policy and said that Payroll should have cut a final paycheck AND a separate check with the vacation payout, which would have spared me the massive tax hit. Is this true? Not sure I can really do about it at this point, as the checks been deposited, but Im curious about how badly Ive been screwed. Thanks!  <response>: This is normal; just had the same thing happen myself. Youll get any over-withholding back when you file your tax return, not a big deal.Worth noting that the vacation payout is taxable; you probably overwithheld that paycheck because the calculation assumes that every paycheck is as high as that one, but you do owe taxes on the vacation pay. 