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© Thomson/South-Western ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS Slide 1 Chapter 5 LESSON 5.1 Taxes and Your Paycheck Objectives: By the end of class, students will be able to: Describe payroll taxes and withholding Understand a paycheck stub and the W-4 form
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© Thomson/South-Western ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS Slide 2 Chapter 5 Payroll Taxes Income taxes – Taxes you pay on most types of income you receive Social insurance taxes – Taxes that support social programs such as Social Security.
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© Thomson/South-Western ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS Slide 3 Chapter 5 Withholding Your paycheck stub Gross income – Amount you earn before taxes are withheld Net income – Amount you receive after withholdings are subtracted from your gross pay
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© Thomson/South-Western ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS Withholding Continued Form W-4 Allowances- A number that you calculate on a form W-4 that reduces the amount withheld from your pay Slide 4 Chapter 5
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© Thomson/South-Western ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS Student Practice/Application Your Task: 1. Read pages 160-165 in your Economics textbook. 2. Complete Try These Questions 1-7 on Page 165 of your Economics textbook. Extra Credit: Complete Think Critically Questions 8-10 on page 165 of your textbook. Slide 5 Chapter 5
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