I’m switching jobs and starting my new job Monday. My last day at my current company is Friday. The way PTO works is if you have any PTO left after you quit they pay you out with a check of the remaining PTO hours. We accrue PTO throughout the year but they allow you to use the PTO before you have accrued it. Their policy is that if you have used more PTO then you have accrued at the time you quit, they take the PTO that you “borrowed” out of your paycheck. I used 23 more hours of PTO than I had accrued. This is resulting in more than $400 being taken out of my last paycheck. The way that HR found this number is they just took my hourly rate and multiplied it by the number of PTO hours I “borrowed.” I realized that this is more then what I would be earning during that time when you factor in taxes. A significant amount more. Does anyone have a similar experience and why aren’t taxes factored in here. I understand the government takes the taxes not the company but I’m still confused why I will owe more then was I would have actually earned. Any input would be greatly appreciated!