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2026 employee elective deferral limit for 401(k)/403(b)/most 457(b) plans is $24,500. At $10,000 YTD and age 40 you have $14,500 left. Age 50+ rises to $32,500; ages 60–63 to $35,750.

IRC 3405(c): if the plan pays an eligible rollover distribution to you, it withholds 20%. $50,000 → $10,000 withheld, $40,000 check. A direct trustee-to-trustee rollover withholds $0.

IRC 6654 prior-year harbor on Form 1040-ES. $10,000 last year's tax and $6,000 expected withholding → $1,000 per quarter. If prior-year AGI was over $150,000 the harbor is 110% → $1,250.

IRC 3406 backup withholding is a flat 24% on a 1099-style payment when the payee has no valid TIN or the IRS notified the payer. $10,000 → $2,400 withheld, $7,600 net. Not W-4 wage withholding and not FICA.

IRS Pub 15 §7 optional flat rate on a separately identified U.S. bonus. $1,000 → $220 federal plus $76.50 FICA, net $703.50. Above $1 million of supplemental wages the excess is 37%.

What a U.S. W-2 employee costs beyond the offer letter. On $52,000 wages the federal extras are employer FICA $3,978 plus FUTA $42, for $56,020 total. No SUTA, health, or 401(k) match in this figure.

Work backwards from a U.S. net paycheck. Single, biweekly, no 401(k), Step 2 unchecked: $1,500 take-home needs $1,811.88 gross under the same 2026 Pub 15-T + FICA engines as the take-home tool.

California Labor Code § 510 pays daily overtime after 8 hours. At $20/hour, four 12-hour days = $1,120. The federal weekly-40 FLSA tool pays $1,040 for the same 48 hours. Double time after 12.

Notice 2026-10: 72.5 cents per business mile through June 30, 2026. Announcement 2026-11: 76 cents from July 1. 100 business miles = $72.50 in March or $76.00 in July. Charitable stays 14 cents.

1099 take-home is SECA plus Form 1040 income tax, not employee FICA. $50,000 Schedule C net, single: $7,064.78 SE tax + $3,396.11 income tax = $10,460.89. About $2,615.22 a quarter.

Daily SBC adds the wage (monthly ÷ 30), aguinaldo and the vacation premium (LSS 27, 29-II and 30-I). At $15,000 in year 1 the SDI is $524.66. Cap 25 UMA.

Form W-4 Step 4(a) other income, 4(b) deductions, and 4(c) extra withholding. On a $52,000 single salary, $25 extra is $220.85 biweekly. 2026 standard deduction is $16,100 single (Rev. Proc. 2025-32).

IRS Publication 15-T (2026) percentage method on a U.S. paycheck. Worked: $1,000 a week, single, Step 2 unchecked → $97.92 federal income tax. That is withholding, not your Form 1040 bill.

The INFONAVIT contribution is 5% of SBC and the employer pays it. $10,000 → $500 a month. $20,000 → $1,000. Cap 25 UMA: $89,155.50 → $4,457.78. Art. 29.

Mexico RESICO monthly tax table: rates from 1% to 2.5% on income actually collected, excluding VAT and without deductions. $25,000 → $250; $30,000 → $330.

PTU is split 50% by days and 50% by cash wages (LFT art. 123). Cap: 3 months or the 3-year average (art. 127-VIII). ISR-exempt up to 15 minimum-wage days (LISR 93-XIV).

FLSA tip credit is not a lower minimum. Cash wage $2.13 plus tips must reach $7.25/hour. Worked week: 40 hrs, $100 tips → employer owes $104.80. Official DOL Fact Sheet #15.

Full retirement age by birth year + early-at-62 cut (SSA 5/9% rule). Born 1960 with $2,000 gets $1,400 at 62.

U.S. federal overtime (FLSA): hours over 40 in the same workweek pay at least 1.5× the regular rate. Worked $20/hr × 50 hrs = $1,100. Use the overtime calculator—no state-by-state farm.

Compare 26 biweekly checks vs 24 semimonthly vs 12 monthly on the same U.S. salary. Convert $20/hr × 40 hours to annual and biweekly pay with the salary converter—no invented tax rates.

A $2,000 biweekly check leaves $1,651.15 after employee FICA ($153) and federal withholding. FICA is 6.2% + 1.45%; Additional Medicare starts after $200,000 of wages. W-4 steers FIT. Not a 2026 Form 1040.

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