Originally Posted by
Dirtdiver
I'm glad someone else remembered it this way. The subject came up a few months back and I brought this delayed large raise/small raise at amendable date (with retro) thing up and was attacked. Wanted proof, like I keep all the records! So technically we got 100% retro, but it's not what we thought it would be.
The other big issue is taxes. A big retro check is going to throw you into a higher bracket and probably trigger the AMT. AMT can be a really big hit.