---
title: "Update an employee tax statement override"
method: PATCH
path: "/employee_tax_statement_overrides/{employee_tax_statement_override}"
---

# Update an employee tax statement override

`PATCH /employee_tax_statement_overrides/{employee_tax_statement_override}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/employee_tax_statement_overrides/{employee_tax_statement_override}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/employee_tax_statement_overrides/:employee_tax_statement_override/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates an existing employee tax statement override. Only fields included in the request change. `employee` and `year` can't be changed.

## Path parameters

- `employee_tax_statement_override` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `qualified_overtime_compensation` string, decimal, nullable: Amount to report in Box 12 with Code TT. Must be zero or greater, with at most two decimal places. `null` reports the amount Check computes from the employee's overtime earnings.
  - `other_lines` object[]: Lines to report in Box 14a. A line replaces a line Check generates with the same label; otherwise it's added.
    - `label` string, required: Box 14a label, up to 32 characters. Leading and trailing whitespace is trimmed. Labels must be unique within an override, ignoring case.
    - `amount` string, decimal, required: Amount to report for the line. Must be zero or greater, with at most two decimal places.
  - `metadata` object: Arbitrary key-value data to attach to the override.

## Response `200`

200

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/employee_tax_statement_overrides/:employee_tax_statement_override/patch.md)

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