Worksheets - B - 4.2.1 Wages Deductions Benefits Timekeeping Forms
Worksheets - B - 4.2.1 Wages Deductions Benefits Timekeeping Forms
Worksheets - B - 4.2.1 Wages Deductions Benefits Timekeeping Forms
Exercise 1
Directions: Using the pay check stub above, answer the following questions.
7. How much money was taken out from the employee’s paycheck in total?
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10. How much did the employee pay in State Taxes? __________________________
11. How much has the employee earned from the beginning of the year until this
check?________________________ _
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Interpret Wages, Deductions, Benefits, Timekeeping Forms
Level B CASAS Supplement - Competency 4.2.1
Exercise 2
STUDENT A - Reading Paycheck Stubs II
Vocabulary:
1. deductions (n): money that is subtracted or taken out from your pay
2. federal taxes (n): a percentage of an employee’s wages that goes to the federal
government
3. gross pay (n): the amount of money in an employee’s paycheck before any deductions
have been taken out
4. net pay (n): the amount of money left in an employee’s paycheck after all the
deductions have been taken out; the amount of money an employee takes home
5. overtime (n): working extra hours (usually for more money than an employee’s hourly
rate)
6. paycheck stub (n): a paper record that says the hours an employee worked, how much
money the employee was paid, and the amount of money taken out of the employee’s
pay for taxes and other deductions
7. rate (n): how much an employee is paid per hour
8. state taxes (n): a percentage of an employee’s wages that goes to the state
government
9. year-to-date (n): beginning from the 1st of January (or the time the employee began
working for the company) until now in the current year
PART I
Directions: Look at the paycheck stub and then answer your partner’s questions.
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Interpret Wages, Deductions, Benefits, Timekeeping Forms
Level B CASAS Supplement - Competency 4.2.1
Exercise 2
STUDENT B - Reading Paycheck Stubs II
Vocabulary:
1. deductions (n): money that is subtracted or taken out from your pay
2. federal taxes (n): a percentage of an employee’s wages that goes to the federal
government
3. gross pay (n): the amount of money in an employee’s paycheck before any deductions
have been taken out
4. net pay (n): the amount of money left in an employee’s paycheck after all the
deductions have been taken out; the amount of money an employee takes home
5. overtime (n): working extra hours (usually for more money than an employee’s hourly
rate)
6. paycheck stub (n): a paper record that says the hours an employee worked, how much
money the employee was paid, and the amount of money taken out of the employee’s
pay for taxes and other deductions
7. rate (n): how much an employee is paid per hour
8. state taxes (n): a percentage of an employee’s wages that goes to the state
government
9. year-to-date (n): beginning from the 1st of January (or the time the employee began
working for the company) until now in the current year
PART I
Directions: Look at the paycheck stub and then answer your partner’s questions.
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Interpret Wages, Deductions, Benefits, Timekeeping Forms
Level B CASAS Supplement - Competency 4.2.1
Exercise 3
Reading Paycheck Stubs III
Directions: Use the paycheck stub to answer the questions on the next page.
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Interpret Wages, Deductions, Benefits, Timekeeping Forms
Level B CASAS Supplement - Competency 4.2.1
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9. Name the type of deductions that were taken out of his gross pay.
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10. How much FICA was taken out this pay period?
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12. How many hours of overtime did Max work this pay period?
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