Understanding Your Paycheck
Understanding Your Paycheck
Gross pay: $1,222.02
Deductions:
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Income Tax: 244.40
Outgo Tax: 45.21
State Tax: 61.10
Interstate Tax: 5.89
County Tax: 6.11
City Tax: 12.22
Rural Tax: 4.44
Back Tax: 1.11
Front Tax: 1.16
Side Tax: 1.61
Up Tax: 2.22
Down Tax: 1.11
Tic-Tacs: 1.98
Thumbtacks: 3.93
Carpet Tacks: 0.98
Stadium Tax: 0.69
Flat Tax: 8.32
Surtax: 3.46
Ma'am Tax: 2.60
Parking Fee: 5.00
No Parking Fee: 10.00
F.I.C.A.: 81.88
T.G.I.F.: 9.95
Life Insurance: 5.85
Health Insurance: 16.23
Disability: 2.50
Ability: .25
Liability Insurance: 3.41
Dental Insurance: 4.50
Mental Insurance: 4.33
Reassurance: 0.11
Coffee: 6.85
Coffee Cups: 66.51
Calendar: 3.06
Floor Rental: 16.85
Chair Rental: 4.32
Desk Rental: 4.43
Union Dues: 5.85
Union Dont's: 3.77
Cash Advances: 0.69
Cash Retreats: 121.35
Overtime: 1.26
Undertime: 54.83
Eastern Time: 9.00
Central Time: 8.00
Mountain Time: 7.00
Pacific Time: 6.00
Grenwich Mean Time: 24.00
Bathroom Time: 6.05
Time Out: 12.21
Oxygen: 10.02
Water: 16.54
Electricity: 38.23
Heat: 51.42
Misc.: 144.38
Air Conditioning: 46.83
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Total, all Deductions $1,222.00
Take Home Pay: $0,000.02
And this is where the expression "just my 2 cents" came from.
Originally published December 10, 2003.
