Tax withholding for 2021 summer semester TAP benefits will begin in August as follows:
- Monthly Payroll – August, September, and October paychecks (please note, if you receive taxable TAP benefits for the fall semester, your October paycheck will include withholding for the summer and fall semester)
- Biweekly Payroll – Projected to start with the August 13 paycheck and end with the October 22 paycheck (please note, if you receive taxable TAP benefits for the fall semester there may be some overlap on the withholding in the last couple of paychecks)
- Weekly Payroll – Projected to start with August 13 paycheck and end with the October 29 paycheck (please note, if you receive taxable TAP benefits for the fall semester there may be some overlap on the withholding in the last few paychecks)
TAP forms and manager/supervisor approval for graduate-credit courses that meet the IRS-standard of job relatedness must be submitted no later July 14. If you have exceeded the tax-free limit for the summer semester, you will receive an email from Harvard Benefits the first week of August with the exact dates for withholding.