Does Patriot Payroll report W-2 code TT?
Short answer: Partly. Patriot works out the half-time premium and puts it in box 12 code TT, but only from the FLSA overtime hours you designate each payroll; it does not decide which hours qualify.
| Calculates code TT itself | Partly |
|---|---|
| What it uses | After overtime is entered, the FLSA Overtime Designation step (Step 1A) asks for each nonexempt employee's FLSA overtime hours over 40 in the workweek. Patriot Time & Attendance prefills them; Auto-Fill All copies all paid overtime hours. Custom overtime hour types count only when set to "Use as FLSA OT". |
| Check the amount | Patriot back-fills code TT on the 2026 W-2 when a custom hour type is switched to qualified overtime later in the year, without rerunning payrolls. Its FAQ example ($20 regular rate, 5 overtime hours: $50 in code TT) is a quick sanity check. |
What to watch
- Leave out overtime paid only because of state rules (Patriot names daily overtime in Alaska, California, Colorado and Nevada) or company policy.
- Auto-Fill All copies every paid overtime hour, so correct it when some of those hours are not FLSA overtime.
- Only custom hour types paid at 1.5x or more can be marked as qualified overtime.
- Overtime paid before you switched to Patriot is entered by hand in the payroll history wizard, as the half portion of time and a half.
Check the number before the W-2 goes out
Export hours and earnings per workweek and run them through the free code TT calculator. It rebuilds the FLSA premium week by week (several rates, bonuses spread back, fluctuating workweek, weeks split by pay date) and runs in your browser. Big gaps usually come from bonuses, double time or state daily overtime.
Export hours and earnings per workweek and run them through the free code TT calculator. It rebuilds the FLSA premium week by week (several rates, bonuses spread back, fluctuating workweek, weeks split by pay date) and runs in your browser. Big gaps usually come from bonuses, double time or state daily overtime.
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Sources
- Patriot: How to indicate FLSA overtime for W-2 reporting in payroll
- Patriot: How do I get all of the overtime I paid to show correctly on my employees' 2026 Form W-2s?
- Patriot: One Big Beautiful Bill payroll resources overview
- Patriot: Entering payroll history in the wizard
From Patriot Software's own help pages, checked 27 October 2026. Payroll products change often: the vendor's page wins. Independent page, not affiliated with Patriot Software. Not tax or legal advice.
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