Try this:

A1 = total hours = 44

=MAX(A1-40,0)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"David Cheeks" <David wrote in message
...
How do I write a formula that shows the overage of 40 hours in a cell to
show
overtime from another cell?

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