Coastal Payroll
OBBBA · W-2 Reporting

Is Your Business Ready for Year-End OBBBA Reporting?

Tip and overtime reporting is mandatory on the W-2 this year — most providers aren't ready, but here's how Coastal is making it simple.
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OBBBA: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Before the W-2s go out

See Where You Actually Stand

Most employers assume their provider has this handled. OBBBA reporting touches classification, tips, blended overtime, and pay frequency all at once — and most don't find out something's wrong until it's already on the W-2. Here's where to start.

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Readiness Checklist

Check your own setup against classification, tips vs. service charges, blended overtime, and semi-monthly payroll — the places OBBBA reporting most often breaks.

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Expert Breakdown

Most payroll companies sent a memo. Watch four short clips where our team breaks down what OBBBA actually requires — classification, blended overtime, and tip reporting, explained clearly.

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4 short clips

OBBBA Explained - Quick Video Insights

Not a sales pitch — just a helpful look at what's involved and what's at stake.

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What OBBBA Is (and Isn't)
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Workweeks vs. Pay Periods
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Blended Overtime
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Tips
What most providers miss

The Problem(s) We Solve

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OT premium ≠ total OT pay

The deduction applies only to the FLSA overtime premium — the "half" in time-and-a-half — not total OT compensation. Most payroll systems don't isolate this.

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OT premium ≠ total OT pay

The deduction applies only to the FLSA overtime premium — the "half" in time-and-a-half — not total OT compensation. Most payroll systems don't isolate this.

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Non-weekly pay complexity

Bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly pay groups must reconstruct hours by workweek. That requires day-level hour isolation.

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Tips reporting

Qualified tips must be separately identified for W-2 reporting. Tip credit, tip pooling, and service-charge distinctions all affect what qualifies.

 

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