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When do you expect to receive your Bonus?
(Can you opt for 2018, for tax reasons?)
- smokeylarue
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I doubt you can delay your bonus but you can always ask? My firm pays it out in February.
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I would be very surprised if the firm decided that your tax reasons are more important than its tax reasons
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Probably no big deal just to ask.jimmythecatdied6 wrote:I would be very surprised if the firm decided that your tax reasons are more important than its tax reasons
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I disagree. Don’t ask.Anonymous User wrote:Probably no big deal just to ask.jimmythecatdied6 wrote:I would be very surprised if the firm decided that your tax reasons are more important than its tax reasons
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Re: When do you expect to receive your Bonus?
also, aren't taxes usually over-withheld from bonuses? If anything you'd want it in 2017 so it can factor into your upcoming tax refund.Anonymous User wrote:(Can you opt for 2018, for tax reasons?)
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there could be plenty of reasons you'd want it in 2018. E.g., if you anticipate changing jobs then.charliekelly33 wrote:also, aren't taxes usually over-withheld from bonuses? If anything you'd want it in 2017 so it can factor into your upcoming tax refund.Anonymous User wrote:(Can you opt for 2018, for tax reasons?)
OP, you generally cannot though.
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Good point. Moving the bonus over to 2018 is great if you have a job where a 1099 is involved but not any benefit I can see in a law firm setting.charliekelly33 wrote:also, aren't taxes usually over-withheld from bonuses? If anything you'd want it in 2017 so it can factor into your upcoming tax refund.Anonymous User wrote:(Can you opt for 2018, for tax reasons?)
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in-house but our bonuses are paid out in December, which I appreciate. My prior firm paid out bonuses in March.
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My firm pays in December. In years past they would say something like before or after the 1st of the year, so they could do it based on cash flow and tax position, but the last couple years it has been the last paycheck of the yearJenDarby wrote:in-house but our bonuses are paid out in December, which I appreciate. My prior firm paid out bonuses in March.
CHA CHING cannot wait.
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Between March 15 and March 31, 2018. It always occurs in that same time frame every year for me.
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Do not know if sarcasm and the joke is on me, but am not sure how people think it is ok to ask firm to delay bonus for you because of tax reasons.
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If there was ever any doubt, DON'T do this. Can't believe this was even a legitimate question tbh.Pokemon wrote:Do not know if sarcasm and the joke is on me, but am not sure how people think it is ok to ask firm to delay bonus for you because of tax reasons.
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Re: When do you expect to receive your Bonus?
Don't ask.
And I'm in December. Please someone raise market bonuses (although I'm not optimistic)
And I'm in December. Please someone raise market bonuses (although I'm not optimistic)
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Also, can’t delay income for tax purposes. IRS has a slight issue with that
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I originally thought that our bonus would be paid in early Jan. Unfortunately, I learned today that bonuses will be issued in late February. Downer.
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Mine pays in December, but wouldn’t even think about asking to delay if it didn’t.
Unless you’re thinking that MASSIVE TAX CUTS will be passed and take effect BIGLY in 2018, not worth it to ask.
Unless you’re thinking that MASSIVE TAX CUTS will be passed and take effect BIGLY in 2018, not worth it to ask.
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How about "I'm planning to quit as soon as the check clears, so it'd really help me out if it was next year."
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I'm no tax expert, but I believe it's not uncommon for businesses to delay/defer bonus payments for tax purposes.EliotAlderson wrote:Also, can’t delay income for tax purposes. IRS has a slight issue with that
To be clear, I'm not suggesting that OP (or anyone else) ask their law firm to defer the payment of their bonus. But EliotAlderson's post suggests that such a deferral would be tax evasion; I'm not sure that's right.
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Given the time of the year, I think you are better off taking the bonus in ’17 since you would not be immediately hit with a Social Security deduction.
I know of bosses/companies who have offered to delay bonus or commission income until the new year. Cannot see that as being illegal. As an obvious side note, the law firm bonus you are about to receive is for work done in ’17 (but, for many, paid in ’18).
I know of bosses/companies who have offered to delay bonus or commission income until the new year. Cannot see that as being illegal. As an obvious side note, the law firm bonus you are about to receive is for work done in ’17 (but, for many, paid in ’18).
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Never indicated that it was tax evasion.rpupkin wrote:I'm no tax expert, but I believe it's not uncommon for businesses to delay/defer bonus payments for tax purposes.EliotAlderson wrote:Also, can’t delay income for tax purposes. IRS has a slight issue with that
To be clear, I'm not suggesting that OP (or anyone else) ask their law firm to defer the payment of their bonus. But EliotAlderson's post suggests that such a deferral would be tax evasion; I'm not sure that's right.
Look up constructive receipt. There is a difference between the firm deciding when my bonus is being paid and me telling the firm thanks for the check, but I would like to receive it in 2018
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I do not understand the logic. It’s not OK to ask for a bonus to be delayed (for work done in 2017) but it is OK for the firm to opt on paying the so-called bonus in 2018?EliotAlderson wrote:Look up constructive receipt. There is a difference between the firm deciding when my bonus is being paid and me telling the firm thanks for the check, but I would like to receive it in 2018
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