Income
Taxes & Deductions
New Hire Forms
Benefits
Paycheck
100

This pay is received annually.

What is a salary?

100

This deduction saves money for retirement.

What is a 401(K)?

100

This form is completed by the employee to determine how much tax should be deducted from your paycheck.

What is a W-4?

100

Employees receive pay even when they are not working.

What is paid time off/sick pay?

100

This indicates the date range of the hours worked.

What is the pay period?

200

A fixed hourly rate earned by employees.

What is a wage?

200

This tax goes to a fund for elderly and disabled persons.

What is the social security tax?

200

This form must be completed to determine  eligibility to work in the United States.

What is the I-9 form?

200

A company's retirement plan.

What is a 401(k) or pension plan?

200

This is how the gross dollar amount is calculated, and paid to an employee. It can be a fixed amount or by the hour.

What is the pay rate?

300

Pay received for time worked beyond your regular hours.

What is overtime?

300

This tax is paid by all employees, and goes to the federal government that pays for things like defense.

What is federal income tax?

300

This form is chosen by many employees to have their paycheck transferred electronically to their bank account.

What is a direct deposit?

300

Paid by the employer to a fund to help employees make ends meet until they are able to find a job.

What is unemployment insurance?

300

Examples are union dues, uniform costs, health and dental insurance.

What are deductions?

400

This is calculated as $15 x 40 hours.

What is gross pay?

400

This tax is paid into a fund for medical expenses when you retire.

What is the medicare tax?

400

This form is signed by employees stating that they will follow the rules for safe usage of computers and IT network of a organization.

What is the Acceptable Use Policy?

400

Employer paid benefit to employees injured on the job.

What is worker's compensation?

400

Examples are Federal, FICA, Medicare, and State.

What are taxes?

500

This is calculated as gross pay - taxes - deductions.

What is net pay?

500

This deduction may help pay for a flu shot.

What is health insurance?

500

This form is received by the employee by Jan. 31st that shows all income earned, taxes, and deductions for the previous year.

What is the W-2 form?

500

A plan that allows employees to receive a portion of the company’s profits at the end of the corporate year.

What is profit sharing?

500

The amount of time an employee spends at work. This varies for hourly employees but fixed for salary empolyees.

What are hours worked?