Your Paycheck
Withholdings
Reading Pay Stubs
Tax Forms
Miscellaneous
100

This is the length of time for your paycheck. For example you get paid every two weeks.

What is pay period?

100

These two deductions fall under the FICA heading.

What is Social Security and Medicare?

100

The total amount of money earned in a pay period before withdrawals.

What is gross pay?

100

This person relies on the taxpayer for financial support and is claimed on the taxpayer's tax return.

What is a dependent?

100

Which is bigger - gross or net pay?

What is gross pay?

200

This number is required to receive a paycheck.

What is your social security number?

200

This is the amount withheld from wages and paid to the federal government.

What is Federal income tax?

200

This is the amount of pay you take home after withholdings.

What is net pay?

200

You receive this form your first day of work. You fill it out so your employer knows how much to withhold from your paycheck.

What is the W-4?

200

Which deduction is the highest percentage of paycheck deductions?

What is Federal Income Tax

300

This is when your paycheck is deposited directly into your bank account. 

What is direct deposit?

300

What is the amount withheld to fund government agencies in your state?

What is State Income Tax?

300

This is what YTD stands for on your paystub. 

What is year-to-date?

300
This form from your employer shows all the money you made for the year and the taxes withheld. You file it with your taxes.

What is a W-2? 

300

Mandatory withholding that pays for insurance for the elderly and disabled, which is called this. 

What is Medicare?

400

What is the part of the paycheck statement that show the written record of deductions?

What is a pay stub?

400

This withholding is used to help cover your doctor visits. 

What is health insurance?

400

Health insurance, taxes, and retirement contributions are examples of this. 

What are withholdings (or deductions)?

400

You complete this form the first day of a new job to show you are legally allowed to work in the U.S. 

What is the I-9?

400

This is the date you have to file your taxes by each year.

What is April 15?

500

This is the most secure way to be paid.  

What is the direct deposit?

500
You can have money withheld in this fund to help pay for your retirement.

What is 401K?

500

Each paystub shows your gross pay and your net pay for the entire year. True or false?

What is true?

500

This is the tax form you file by April 15 each year to pay your taxes or request a refund.

What is Form 1040?

500

This is the abbreviation for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act.

What is FICA?