Warm-up: Payroll Exemptions Let’s look at a W-4 together
Paycheck Gross wage/pay—the total amount of money you take in before taxes
Paycheck Net wage/pay—the amount of money you take in after taxes
What gets taken out of your paycheck? Mandatory Taxes (federal, state, local)
What gets taken out of your paycheck? Social Security and Medicare (FICA) Money to old people
What gets taken out of your paycheck? Court mandated deductions Child support, etc.
What gets taken out of your paycheck? Optional deductions Automatic savings Insurance (Life, health)
What gets taken out of your paycheck? Optional deductions Contributions to 401(k) plans—you put money in the 401(k) now and cannot use it until retirement; you are not taxed on it until later
Payroll Exemptions The more exemptions you take, the higher your net pay each paycheck You will owe more money when you do your taxes (due April 15)
Payday Loans Short-term loans that give you money now, but charge you a very high interest rate Very, very, very expensive
Deposit Advance Loans Called Checking Account Advance Allow bank checking account holders to get an expensive short-term advance
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