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9.1 Lesson 1: Taxes and Your Paystub

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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • Read and understand a pay stub

  • Compare mandatory and discretionary government spending

  • Explain the difference between gross and net pay

  • Analyze the different categories of discretionary government spending

National Standards for Personal Financial Education

 Earning Income

  • 6b: Identify which level(s) of government typically receive(s) the tax revenue for income taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes

  • 6c: Describe the benefits they receive, or may receive in the future, from government-collected tax revenue

  • 7c: Differentiate between gross, net, and taxable income

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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • Read and understand a pay stub

  • Compare mandatory and discretionary government spending

  • Explain the difference between gross and net pay

  • Analyze the different categories of discretionary government spending

National Standards for Personal Financial Education

 Earning Income

  • 6b: Identify which level(s) of government typically receive(s) the tax revenue for income taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes

  • 6c: Describe the benefits they receive, or may receive in the future, from government-collected tax revenue

  • 7c: Differentiate between gross, net, and taxable income

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If you were in charge of how tax dollars are spent, what are some things in your community, state, or nationally that you would choose to pay for?

Some people are surprised when they get their paycheck and the amount of money they receive is lower than they expected. This is often because they don’t know about things like state taxes, federal taxes, and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). Read the article to learn more about the withholdings from your paycheck. Then, answer the questions.

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Briefly describe the purpose of taxes.

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Now that you understand why some money is taken out of your paycheck, let’s dig a little deeper into how that impacts the amount of money that actually ends up in your bank account. Watch this video and follow your teacher's directions to answer the questions either in your student activity packet or within the EdPuzzle itself.

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What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?

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Analyze this sample pay stub and answer the questions that follow.

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5.

Which of the following are two mandatory categories of government spending that are paid for by FICA taxes?

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6.

On a pay stub, the amount of money that is left after withholdings is known as…

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7.

Which statement best describes discretionary government spending?

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2b.

Medicare and Social Security are mandatory spending categories funded by which type of taxes that are withheld from your paycheck?

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2c.

The federal income taxes that are withheld from your paycheck are used to pay for what?

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2d.

All of the following options are benefits we receive as a result of government spending EXCEPT…

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3b.

What are Pre-Tax Deductions and Contributions?

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3c.

What are two examples of Employer Contributions?

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4a.

How frequently does Hope receive a paycheck?

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4b.

Assuming that Hope receives a paycheck at regular intervals similar to the stub shown, how many pay periods has Hope had year-to-date (YTD)?

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4c.

Which statement below accurately describes Hope’s gross wages?

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4d.

What was the largest deduction for this pay period?

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4e.

Look at the lines that say HEALTH, DENTAL, and RETIREMENT. Which statement below is accurate?

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4f.

Hope's contribution to her RETIREMENT plan...

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4g.

What was the TOTAL amount deducted from Hope's latest paycheck?

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4h.

One of Hope’s coworkers quits, and during the next pay period Hope works 60 hours instead of 40 to help cover the shifts. Which of Hope’s deductions will definitely change as a result?

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4i.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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4j.

Hope's employer deposits her paycheck directly into her checking account. How much would her employer have deposited into Hope's checking account on the most recent payday of 5/21/20?