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Are you having trouble understanding your pay stub? You’re not alone, as many people find the formatting of pay stubs confusing.  Reading your pay stub and being able to interpret this information is critical for ensuring you are receiving accurate payments and everyone is aware of all necessary deductions and withholdings.

Even if y...

Do you want to know how to fill out an employee check stub template? An employee check stub is a document created for each payroll period detailing the amount of money paid to employees. It includes the total earnings, deductions, and the net salary received by the worker after taxes and other fees are taken out. Knowing how to properly fill out t...

Do you tend to lose track of your finances or have a difficult time remembering how much you've earned and spent? For entrepreneurs and small business owners, creating accurate pay stubs can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there are plenty of free pay stub generator programs online that are available to help make this process easier. These handy...

Have you ever had a situation in which the amount of money being paid to an employee needs to be verified?  With check stubs, you have an easy way to confirm the accuracy of payroll amounts, ensure that all deductions are correctly accounted for, and provide your employees with proof of their income for tax purposes. By vetting check stubs w...

When workers receive their last pay stub of the tax year, they are likely wondering if they will receive a tax refund for the year and, if so, by how much. Most taxpayers know completing their income tax return is complex and challenging even with all the information they need, such as W-2 forms and receipts for other income and eligible deductions...

While employers are not required to provide pay stubs, they are still required to keep track of wages paid, withhold required deductions, remit withholdings to the State and Federal government, and provide employees with a W-2 for the previous tax year. Considering businesses already have this information, it seems strange they wouldn’t want ...

An employee ID number is a nine-digit number assigned by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to employees for tax purposes. The number is used to track an employee's wages and earnings and to report any taxes withheld from their paychecks. Many human resources and payroll departments use employee identity numbers to keep track of employee re...

Do you think you don't need a pay stub because your employer has your social security number? Unfortunately, this is not the case. Your social security number is insufficient to prove your identity or authorization to work in the United States.  The employee's social security number is included in the pay stub. The social security number is o...

Do you lost your pay stub and are wondering where to find it? Well, don't worry. There are plenty of other ways to get a copy of your pay stub, and here are some of them. Your paycheck stub can be easily accessed online from your payroll department, human resources department, and many others. Every employee needs to keep track of their pay stubs....

A pay stub includes details of financial activities in a pay period, including taxes paid, deductions for health plans, gross wages, commissions, etc. The health plan includes the employee and employer’s contributions to health and medical expenses. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must also record the health benef...

Tax Day, the day our income tax returns are due, isn’t a day most Americans look forward to. It rolls around each year, typically on April 15th, and still catches people off-guard who feel like they just submitted their previous income tax return. If you fall into this camp, it’s not surprising, considering how complicated tax returns have gotten e...

There's no saying when you will need pay stubs. But it pays to have them handy or know the tools to generate them when the time comes. Technology has introduced many ways of doing business, like generating pay stubs online. This way, you do not have to wait for your employer to generate your check stub to create yours. But how does that relate to ...

Are you wondering how to get a check stub? You’re not alone! An increasing number of employers are moving away from paper pay statements and instead issuing digital check stubs. If you are an employee, you are probably familiar with pay stubs. Paystubs provide the details of how much money has been paid to an employee and other information s...

  Payroll is a cumbersome part of running any business. Timeliness and accuracy are critical. Whether you're self-employed or working for someone else, having an accurate record of your income is crucial. A pay stub will give you all of your paycheck details in one glance - gross pay, net pay, taxes withheld, and other information that you n...

You may be familiar with the word "direct deposit pay stub" but may not have seen one before. Even if you have, you might not have understood it completely. Besides knowing what it looks like, you might also wonder whether a direct deposit pay stub holds any significance or if it is only part of a routine procedure. Many employers use a direct depo...

  A pay stub is an itemized statement of earnings. At a minimum, it displays general employee information, the number of hours worked, gross wages, net wages, and deductions taken from an employee’s earnings. The paystub reflects a specific pay period and it is often issued biweekly or weekly, but how often will depend on the company's ...