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Pay Stubs and Taxes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Net pay is ...

a)

income before deductions

b)

income after deductions

c)

income you take home

d)

income with holdings

2.

What does FICA stands for?

a)

For Insurance Contributing Animals

b)

Formal Initiative Costing Association

c)

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

d)

None of the above

3.
What is the employer name?
a)
John Smith
b)
John S. Ltd
c)
John
d)
 John Ltd.
4.
What is the length of the pay period?
a)
two weeks
b)
one week 
c)
a month
d)
three weeks 
5.
Taxes are deducted from all employees paychecks
a)
true
b)
false
6.
On a pay stub, this indicates the total amount of money received by an employee after all deductions are taken out.
a)
Net Pay
b)
Gross Pay
c)
Total Pay
d)
Grand Pay
7.

Money paid to the government

a)

Paystub

b)

Current

c)

Taxes

d)

Net Pay

8.

Money taken out of a paycheck to cover expenses including taxes and health insurance

a)

Deductions

b)

Taxes

c)

Paystub

d)

Net Pay

9.
How many hours were worked this pay period?
a)
28
b)
40
c)
80
d)
50
10.
What is the gross amount for the year?
a)
6,590.59
b)
22,400
c)
15,809.41
d)
2,240
11.
Allows taxpayer to make certain deductions from taxable income, which determines how much federal & state taxes are deducted from a paycheck
a)
federal taxes
b)
social security
c)
medicare
d)
exemptions
12.
The Federal Reserve is a United States government agency that is responsible for the collection and enforcement of taxes.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The amount of money a person makes before taxes are deducted:
a)
gross pay
b)
net pay
14.

Who primarily uses our tax money? (hint: choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Your employer

b)

The state government

c)

The Federal government

d)

Local Businesses

15.

Our income tax and FICA is spent on all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Social Security

b)

The Military

c)

Private School Education

d)

National Parks

16.

Which of the following is NOT a category in the Federal government's spending?

a)

Mandatory spending

b)

Discretionary spending

c)

Interest on loans issued

d)

Interest on national debt

17.

What is the purpose of a W-2 form?

a)

It has all your income and deductions for the entire year.

b)

It tells your employer know how much to withhold from your paycheck

c)

You will use it to file your taxes with the IRS.

d)

You will use it to file your taxes with the state of Ohio.

18.

What item would you DEFINITELY see on a paystub?

a)

Retirement

b)

Healthcare

c)

Gross Pay

d)

Your occupation/role

19.

Jason filed his 2021 tax return and owes money. If he doesn't want to pay a fee, he needs to file his taxes by what date?

a)

April 15th

b)

October 15th

c)

December 31st

d)

January 1st of the next year

20.

A tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases (hint: think Ohio and Federal taxes)

a)
progressive
b)
regressive
c)
flat
d)
proportional
21.
Roads, police, schools, governmental agencies, fire and emergency services are all funded by taxes
a)
true
b)
false
22.

When you start a job, you will fill out which form to tell your employer the amount of money to withhold for taxes: 

a)

W-4

b)

I-9

c)

W-2

d)
1040ez
23.
Helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits
a)
medicare
b)
social security
c)
state income tax
d)
federal income tax
24.

Payroll and _________ are taxes that are deducted from a person's paycheck.

a)

income

b)

property

c)

sales

d)

estate

25.

The agency that enforces tax laws and collects taxes.

a)

FICA

b)

FDA

c)

IRS

d)

TSA