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Aug 15, 2024 19 min

How to read a pay stub

from It's Not About The Money Hosted by Steve Nay and Tyler Smith

Reading a pay stub can be confusing. What are all the things that get taken out before the money hits your bank account? Let’s go through the most common line items on a pay stub and explain what they mean, which ones you can adjust, and how they affect your tax refund. IRS withholding calculator: https://apps.irs.gov/app/tax-withholding-estimator (00:00) - A spreadsheet of pay stubs (05:02) - Federal income tax withholding (06:47) - Social Security and Medicare (09:28) - State and local taxes (11:57) - Other pre- and post-tax deductions (14:06) - What percentage are you actually taking home? (16:59) - How and when to adjust your federal tax withholding --- Steve Nay: https://daybreaktax.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsteven/ Tyler Smith: https://www.tylersmith.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylersmith-io/

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  1. 0:00 A spreadsheet of pay stubs
  2. 5:02 Federal income tax withholding
  3. 6:47 Social Security and Medicare
  4. 9:28 State and local taxes
  5. 11:57 Other pre- and post-tax deductions
  6. 14:06 What percentage are you actually taking home?
  7. 16:59 How and when to adjust your federal tax withholding

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