Discussion:Wage bonus repaid in following yr

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{{ForumNewPost|UserID=Treypeterson|Date=18 March 2008|Text=If an employee receives a signing bonus, $10K, net $7K, in 2007 and must repay the bonus because he quit in 2008, how does the employer report the repayment to the employee?}} {{ForumNewPost|UserID=Treypeterson|Date=18 March 2008|Text=If an employee receives a signing bonus, $10K, net $7K, in 2007 and must repay the bonus because he quit in 2008, how does the employer report the repayment to the employee?}}
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 +The employee would report it as either a 2% misc deduction or as a §1341 credit.}}

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Treypeterson (talk|edits) said:

18 March 2008
If an employee receives a signing bonus, $10K, net $7K, in 2007 and must repay the bonus because he quit in 2008, how does the employer report the repayment to the employee?

PostingFromWork (talk|edits) said:

18 March 2008
The employer would either report it as a a recovery of a tax benefit item, or as other income, on the appropriate schedule or form.


The employee would report it as either a 2% misc deduction or as a §1341 credit.