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Short, dated answers to the payroll questions small employers ask most.
How to read a pay stubA pay stub has five parts: who paid you, the dates, what you earned, what was taken out an...How to make a pay stubTo make a pay stub you need the employer's details, the employee's details, the pay period...What YTD means on a pay stubYTD means year to date: the running total of each pay stub line from January 1 through the...Pay stub vs W-2A pay stub covers one pay period; a W-2 covers the whole year. The W-2 boxes for wages and...1099 vs W-2: contractor or employeeA W-2 is for employees, whose taxes the employer withholds. A 1099-NEC is for independent ...How overtime pay is calculatedFederal law requires 1.5 times the regular rate for every hour over 40 in a workweek for n...How federal tax withholding worksEmployers annualize each paycheck, subtract the standard deduction for the employee's fili...How to pay a household employeeIf you pay a nanny, caregiver or housekeeper cash wages at or above the IRS household thre...How to spot a fake pay stubNine checks landlords and lenders use, from FICA math to the Social Security cap.