Understanding Your Paycheck

What's a check stub?

• What you give to the bank to deposit.

• The part of a paycheck that lists deductions from your salary

• It's an envelope.

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What's a pay period?

• The length of time for which an employee's wages are calculated; most are weekly, bi-weekly, twice a month or monthly.

• It's a time sheet.

• a paper document issued by an employer to pay an employee for services rendered

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What's gross pay?

• The total amount of an employee's earnings BEFORE deductions are taken out.

• It's when you feel gross because of your paycheck

• It;s the total amount of an employee's earnings AFTER all deductions.

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What's net pay?

• The amount of a paycheck AFTER all deductions are taken out.

• The amount of a paycheck BEFORE all deductions are taken out.

• The net worth of an individual

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With this payment method, employers put the employee’s paycheck into the authorized employee’s bank account 

• paycheck
• payroll card
• direct deposit
•  all are the same

If you worked 40 hours per week at $10 per hour, what is your gross income for the week?

• $227

• $4000

• $40

• $400

Which is bigger, gross pay or net pay?

• gross pay
• net pay

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money that is subtracted from your paycheck and given to the federal government to help run the country

• Local Tax
• State Tax
• Federal Tax

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money that is subtracted from your paycheck and given to your state's government to help run the state

• Local Tax
• State Tax
• Federal Tax

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money that is subtracted from your paycheck to pay for your medical coverage

• social security
• insurance
• retirement

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