Originally Posted by
bonvoyage
December 16-31st will be paid to me on January 15th, 2023. However, it is earned, and added on my 2022 W2. Must be a difference of pay schedules. I’m two weeks behind at my airline, as I thought most of us were.
I think you're overthinking it. Individuals don't use accrual accounting unless they are running a fairly large business. Us regular folks pay income taxes based on which year we receive and/or lose our money. i.e cash accounting.