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Where tax money goes, reading a pay stub, the W-4, the W-2 and 1099, filing a 1040, and brackets, deductions and credits.
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Use the pay stub. What is the employee's net pay?

Use the pay stub. What is the employee's net pay?

Use the pay stub. What is the employee's take-home pay?

Use the pay stub. What is the employee's net pay?

Use the pay stub. What amount will the employee take home?

Use the pay stub. What is the employee's net pay?

Ravi earns $500 gross pay. His deductions are $50 federal tax, $31 Social Security, and $19 Medicare. What is his net pay?
Maya has $900 gross pay and deductions of $90, $56, $24, and $30. What is her take-home pay?
Jordan earns $760 gross pay. Deductions are $76 federal tax, $47 Social Security, $17 Medicare, and $20 for insurance. What is net pay?
Ava's gross pay is $1,100. Her deductions are $110, $68, and $22. What is her net pay?
Use the payroll record. If the employee changes the W-4 to withhold $20 more per paycheck, what happens immediately to net pay?

Use the payroll record. If the employee changes the W-4 to withhold $15 less per paycheck, what happens immediately to net pay?

When a W-4 change affects only federal withholding, which paycheck amount does not change?
Sam expects the same tax liability but has $60 too little withheld during the year. Compared with having that $60 withheld, what is likely at filing?
Lena has $180 more withheld than necessary, and all other tax calculations stay the same. How does that affect her refund compared with otherwise?
Devin changes federal withholding from $65 to $95 per paycheck while gross pay and other deductions stay the same. What happens to net pay?
What information does a W-4 provide to an employer?
Use the W-2 extract. What does the $3,200 in the bottom row mean for the employee?

Use the W-2 extract. What amount represents wages earned for the year?

A graphic designer receives the attached client payment record instead of employer wages. Which form would the client most likely send?

Who normally provides a W-2 to an employee?
What is a 1099 generally used to report?
What is the main purpose of Form 1040?
Ana got a large federal tax refund last year. She wants bigger paychecks this year and expects the same tax liability. What should she do?
A student has wage income on a W-2 and client income on a 1099. On which form are both reported when filing a federal return?
Use the bracket table. Taxable income is $12,000. What tax is owed?

The first $10,000 of taxable income is taxed at 10%, and the next income is taxed at 20%. If taxable income is $18,000, what tax is owed?
Tax brackets are: first $5,000 at 10%, next $10,000 at 12%, and remaining income at 22%. What tax is owed on $16,000 of taxable income?
Use the bracket table. Taxable income is $9,500. What tax is owed?

The first $4,000 of taxable income is taxed at 10%, and the next income at 18%. What tax is owed on $7,000?
The first $12,000 is taxed at 10%, the next $8,000 at 15%, and remaining income at 20%. What tax is owed on $27,000?
Use the bracket table. Taxable income is $22,000. What tax is owed?

The first $10,000 is taxed at 10%, the next $10,000 at 15%, and remaining income at 25%. What tax is owed on $30,000?
The first $4,000 of taxable income is taxed at 10%, and the next income at 20%. What tax is owed on $13,000?
Use the bracket table. Taxable income is $14,500. What tax is owed?

Kai has $30,000 of income and a $4,000 deduction. What is Kai's taxable income before applying tax brackets?
Tax before credits is $700. A $120 tax credit applies. What is tax after the credit?
A taxpayer has $15,000 taxable income under a flat 10% tax rate, then receives a $1,000 deduction. What is the new tax owed?
Tax liability is $100 and a refundable tax credit is $150. With no other taxes or payments, what remains after the credit?
A taxpayer has $24,000 adjusted gross income. The standard deduction is $6,000 and itemized deductions total $7,400. Using the larger deduction, what is taxable income?
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