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Paycheck Terminology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define paycheck.

(a)  

2.

What is gross pay?

(a)  

3.

What taxes are deducted from the gross pay before your check is given?

a)

State, Federal, FICA, EMST, Medicare, SUI, EIT

b)

State and Federal only

c)

No taxes are taken out; my money is my money

4.

Define net pay.

a)

what money you can gather in a net

b)

the amount of money earned after taxes and other deductions

c)

total amount of money earned before taxes and other deductions

5.

Define tax withholdings.

(a)  

6.

What is the difference between between a paper check and direct deposit?

a)

a paper check is safer, and direct deposit is a hassle

b)

they are basically the same

c)

a paper check is an actual check, direct deposit is where the money earned is directly deposited into the employee's back account

7.

Who is the payee?

a)

your boss/employer (the place that pays you)

b)

you

c)

your co-worker

8.

Why is the routing number important?

a)

located on the bottom of the check, it serves as an "address" for your bank

b)

located on the bottom of the check, it's a number that routes (directs) you to your employer

c)

located on the bottom of the check, it's just a number with a silly name

9.

Why do you want to write the check amount on the designated line on a check?

a)

to reduce confusion and avoid fraud

b)

"the man" makes us

c)

it's just another thing we have to do when writing checks

10.

T/F: The more money you make, the less taxes are taken out.

a)

True

b)

False