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

What is $15.49

100

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

What is a 401K plan?

100

This form is given to you when you start a job.  It determines your federal income tax.  It takes into account is you are married or single and how many dependents you have.  It also takes into account is you are paid weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly or monthly.

What is a W-4?

200

This tax is deducted to help our governor run our New Jersey police, roads, beaches, 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 35-40 hour per week 

What is Full time?

200

This is a deduction that your employer takes out for doctors and hospitals

What is healthcare?

200

This deduction will be like membership dues for the career or craft you are working at. 

What are union dues?

300

This tax is used for your town or city to help pay for snow removal, trash collection, playgrounds police fire , 

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 is a deduction that employees pay to belong to organization that bargains for them

What are union dues?

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 what you multiple your regular rate by to determine your overtime rate.

What is 1.5?

400

This is what you subtract from gross pay to get net pay.

What is Total Deductions?

400

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?

500

This tax is not on pay stub but you pay every time you purchase anything.  In NJ it is 7%

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  time?

500

This is a progressive tax that varies based on income.  The more income you make, the more tax you pay.

What is a federal tax?

500

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 W-4 form?