Originally Posted by
Larry in TN
I have good news for you. Your bonus has not yet been taxed. The deduction from your bonus was only withholding which, by law, is 25% on bonus payments. Since you'll ultimately end up in a much lower bracket when you file, in a couple of months, the actual tax paid on the bonus will be much less. The over-withholding on the bonus will increase your refund.
No. Doubletown pay is paid when a trip starts at an airport other than the primary airport in a domicile. EWR crews, for example, also cover LGA. IAD crews cover BWI and DCA. LAX crews cover (I think) ONT and SNA. Each co-domicile has a specified amount which is paid as per diem (untaxed) for each trip which originates from that airport.
Lax also covers BUR. There’s people who bid only 1 days out Ont, that easily puts them at or over 2k in per diem for month. The caveat though, is this money is not tax deductible like the regular per diem.