Deductions Overview
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A deduction is a monetary amount subtracted from an employee’s taxable income that reduces the amount paid on a pay statement.
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A deduction is a monetary amount subtracted from an employee’s taxable income that reduces the amount paid on a pay statement.
A general ledger is a journal containing accounting transactions related to a company’s assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses.
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Earnings identify different types of employee compensation for services provided. Earnings can also include specific parameters such as accounting rules, tax laws, and reporting requirements.
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Identifying the scenarios that require a payroll adjustment is an important part of payroll processing. Common scenarios include payments issued in error or payments not received, or payments received but a correction is needed.
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The pay statement, also known as a pay stub, includes the details of the employee’s pay for that pay period. Pay statement details help employees understand their pay and check for inaccuracies.
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There are three categories of payroll taxes and statutory deductions: those that the employee and the employer pay, those that only the employee pays, and those that only the employer pays.
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After the proper amount of taxes are withheld for the employee and employer, it needs to be paid to the proper agencies. Federal income and insurance tax payments must be paid electronically through the electronic federal tax payment system.
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