List 2026 employees with FLSA overtime or cash tips reported to you.
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How do I report 2026 W-2 codes TT and TP?
Total the half-time premium over 40 and the reported tip amount for codes TT and TP.
Match the provider preview to the workbook before February 1, 2027.
Guided resolution
Close payroll before February 1, 2027
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W-2 Year-End Payroll Close Kit (2026 Overtime + Tips Codes)
Organize 2026 W-2 box 12 codes TT and TP and box 14b before the February 1, 2027 furnish and file date.
- PDF guide with a clear walkthrough
- Emergency checklist for the first actions
- Copy-paste scripts or templates
- Tracker or worksheet for follow-through
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- Step-by-step PDF guide written for this exact problem
- Editable templates & scripts in Word (opens in Google Docs too)
- A working tracker in Excel or Google Sheets
- Included files: keep it and reuse it whenever the problem returns
Who it is for
Built for the exact moment this starts costing money, trust, or time.
An owner or office manager at a small employer with hourly overtime, tipped staff, or both, who runs payroll in Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Payroll, or a similar provider and must check the first 2026 Forms W-2 before they go out.
This helps when
- You can see, in one place, which 2026 W-2 boxes are new and which tax year each rule applies to.
- You can separate 2025 transition relief from the 2026 reporting the fact sheet says is required.
- You can total qualified overtime by workweek using the formula in IRS fact sheet FS-2026-13, and keep state-only or extra premiums out of code TT.
- You can separate reported cash tips from service charges, and pick up to two Treasury Tipped Occupation Codes, including 000 when the instructions require it.
- You can ask Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Payroll, or a similar provider, in writing, whether their file will populate TT, TP, and box 14b.
- You can tie four quarters of Form 941 to the W-3 totals and to the TT and TP sums before anyone files.
- You can tell employees what the new boxes are, and what this note does not decide for them.
- You can log a wrong TT or TP amount and follow the fact sheet's W-2c path.
- If the regular rate used during the year is wrong, finish the Payroll Error + Overtime Cleanup Kit before you trust a code TT total. This close kit does not replace that cleanup.
What this solves
A practical path from “what do I do now?” to a clear next action.
Use the guide, scripts, and tracker to organize the facts, choose the next move, and keep follow-up from slipping.
What you will be able to do
- A sourced checklist of what to report, what to leave out, and what is still unanswered until DOL or the IRS posts it.
- Written provider answers, employee notes that do not calculate a deduction, and a close memo.
- A workbook whose TT and TP totals can be compared to the provider preview.
How each file is used
- Read the cited rules for tax year 2026 box 12 codes TT and TP and box 14b, the 2025 transition relief that does not carry forward, and the worked example.
- Send the provider questions and the employee notes, and write the internal close memo.
- Audit employees, total qualified overtime by workweek, log reported tips apart from service charges, tie out the quarters, and track W-2c items.
Included inside
- Step-by-step operating guide
- Emergency first-action checklist
- Copy-paste scripts or templates
- Tracker or worksheet for follow-through
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Who is the W-2 Year-End Payroll Close Kit (2026 Overtime + Tips Codes) for?
An owner or office manager at a small employer with hourly overtime, tipped staff, or both, who runs payroll in Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Payroll, or a similar provider and must check the first 2026 Forms W-2 before they go out.
What's included in the W-2 Year-End Payroll Close Kit (2026 Overtime + Tips Codes)?
The kit is built as a step-by-step PDF guide, editable Word templates, and a tracker for follow-through when it helps. Those files are not available on this page yet.
Can I buy this kit today?
Not yet. It is coming soon. It is not for sale yet. Use the Email us about this kit button and we'll tell you when it's ready. It does not start checkout, and there is no charge.
How will I know when the W-2 Year-End Payroll Close Kit (2026 Overtime + Tips Codes) is ready?
There is no checkout on this page yet. Use the Email us about this kit button and we'll tell you when it's ready.
Can I reuse it whenever the problem comes up again?
Yes. Use it across your own business as many times as you need. Please do not resell or redistribute the files.
Does this guarantee an outcome?
This is an organizing toolkit. It is not tax, legal, wage-and-hour, or payroll advice. The employee claims any deduction. You report the amounts the IRS instructions describe. Confirm every code, box, and date with your payroll provider or CPA before you file.
Important fit note
Clear guidance, not false certainty.
This is an organizing toolkit. It is not tax, legal, wage-and-hour, or payroll advice. The employee claims any deduction. You report the amounts the IRS instructions describe. Confirm every code, box, and date with your payroll provider or CPA before you file.