taxes
THINGS TO KNOW ON YOUR PAYSTUB
Making money
OTHER DEDUCTIONS
100

This tax deduction gets sent to Washington DC for our president and congress to run our country

What is Federal income tax

100

This gives you the amount of money you  made BEFORE taxes are deducted.

What is gross pay?

100

Minimum wage in NY

What is $16 per hour

100

This is  a retirement savings plan that your employer will also contribute to

What is a 401K plan?

200

This tax is deducted to help our governor run our New York police, roads, schools, fire department, etc

What is state tax?

200

This gives you the amount of money you take home AFTER deductions are subtracted. 

What is net pay?

200

This is when you work 33-40 hour per week 

What is Full time?

200

This form you will fill out when you get hired so the payroll clerk knows how much deductions or what percentage to take out of your pay.

What is your W-4 form

300

This tax is used for your town or city to help pay for snow removal, trash collection, playgrounds, libraries, etc. 

What is local tax?. 

300

This column will give you the hours and regular rate you worked for a week. 

What is regular pay?

300

This is when you work More than 40 hours per week 

What is overtime?

300

This column will tell you how much you have made since Jan 1 or how much of a certain deduction has been taken out since Jan 1

What is Year to date. 

400

This tax is deducted and used to help senior citizens and those with disabilities with health care.  

What is medicare tax deduction?

400

Another name for withholdings

What is deductions?

400

This is when you work less than 32 hours per week 

What is part time work?

400

This is section on your paystub that may give your an updated record of your earned or used sick time, personal time, vacation time.  

What is PTO Paid time off?

500

This tax is not on pay stub but you pay every time you purchase anything.  In NY it is 8.875%

What is sales tax?

500

After deductions are subtracted from gross pay. 


What is left is Net pay.

500

This is when you will get paid twice a much for working a holiday.

What is the double/overtime Pay?

500

 You will find this on your paystub and it will tell you the dates or date range that this paycheck is covering. 

What is pay period.