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Taxes and Deductions

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Taxes and Deductions

How to Get a Copy of Your W-2: 5 Steps for Lost or Old Forms

When your original tax forms are lost, you can recover the data through your company's payroll portal, the HR department, or a federal transcript from the IRS.

Oct 27, 20269 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Employer Payroll Taxes That Never Appear on Your Pay Stub

Discover the employer payroll taxes paid on top of gross wages, why FICA matching, FUTA, and SUTA stay off employee pay stubs, and how true labor costs add up.

Oct 26, 202615 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Can You File Taxes With Your Last Pay Stub? Form 4852 Explained

Learn what to do when your W-2 is missing and how to use Form 4852. Your final year-to-date totals can serve as a fallback for your return.

Oct 22, 202611 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Tips on a Pay Stub: Reported Tips and the Tip Credit

Understand how reported tips, the tip credit, and allocated tips are recorded on your pay stub, how they alter your taxes, and why your cash paycheck changes.

Oct 21, 20269 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Workers' Comp Payroll Deductions: Who Pays the Premium?

Discover why workers' compensation rarely appears as an employee deduction on a pay stub, who pays the premiums, and explore the rare state exceptions.

Oct 20, 202614 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

401k on a Paystub: Traditional vs Roth Deduction Lines

Discover how traditional and Roth 401(k) deductions are recorded on your pay stub, how they alter taxable wage calculations, and how to verify employer matching contributions.

Oct 19, 202613 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Open Enrollment 2027: How Benefit Elections Hit Your Pay Stub

See how open enrollment choices alter your take-home pay. Compare pre-tax medical, HSA, and FSA deductions against taxable wages on your first January stub.

Oct 14, 202611 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

What Does OASDI Mean on My Paycheck? Social Security Tax

Discover what OASDI and Medicare mean on your paycheck, how mandatory rates apply to gross wages, and where annual caps change your take-home pay.

Oct 12, 202610 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Form 941 Due Dates 2027: Quarterly Deadlines and Weekend Rules

Form 941 due dates for 2027 fall on April 30, August 2, November 1, and January 31, 2028. Learn how the IRS weekend rule shifts deadlines and when 10-day rules apply.

Oct 9, 20267 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

Seasonal Second Jobs and Withholding: Why More Tax Came Out

When you pick up a seasonal second job, your tax withholding often changes unexpectedly. Here is how dual-job withholding works across both paystubs.

Sep 25, 20267 min read

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Taxes and Deductions

What Is the FICA Deduction on Your Pay Stub?

Understand the FICA deduction on your paycheck stub. Read how this mandatory federal tax splits into Social Security and Medicare, and trace your wage-base limits.

Sep 23, 20268 min read

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