Detailed Deductions

The following guide has been prepared to help our employees better understand their paychecks and related deductions. What could be more fitting in this “tax time” time of year, when we tend to focus on such matters most?

Example:

Gross pay = $1,222.02
Income tax = $244.40
Outcome tax = $45.21
State tax = $11.61
Interstate tax = $61.10
County tax = $6.11
City tax = $12.22
Rural tax = $4.44
Back tax = $1.11
Front tax = $1.16
Side tax = $1.61
Up tax = $2.22
Tic-tacs = $1.98
Thumbtacks = $3.93
Carpet tacks = $0.98
Stadium tax = $0.69
Flat tax = $8.32
Surtax = $3.46
Corporate tax = $2.60
Parking fee = $5.00
FICA = $81.88
TGIF fund = $9.95
Life insurance = $5.85
Health insurance = $16.23
Dental insurance = $4.50
Mental insurance = $4.33
Reassurance = $0.11
Disability = $2.50
Ability = $0.25
Liability = $3.41
Unreliability = $10.99
Coffee = $6.85
Coffee cups = $66.51
Floor rental = $6.85
Chair rental = $0.32
Desk rental = $4.32
Union dues = $5.85
Union don’ts = $3.77
Cash advance = $0.69
Cash retreats = $121.35
Overtime = $1.26
Undertime = $54.83
Eastern time = $9.00
Central time = $8.00
Mountain time = $7.00
Pacific time = $6.00
Oxygen = $10.02
Water = $16.54
Heat = $51.42
Cool air = $26.83
Hot air = $20.00
Miscellaneous = $113.29
Various = $8.01

Net Pay = $0.12

Thank you for your loyalty to our company.

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—The Boss