Paycheck Stubs

The FICA tax is used to fund: a) highways, national parks and national defense. b) state highways, state parks, state troopers and public education. c) street lights, fire and police protection and public education. d) Social Security and Medicare.

• a
• b
• c
• d

Gross pay is. a) the amount earned over a lifetime. b) the amount earned before deductions or taxes are taken out. c) the amount received after deductions and taxes have been taken out. d) computed by multiplying the number of hours by the hourly rate of pay, then subtracting federal and state income taxes.

• a
• b
• c
• d

Who pays FICA taxes? a) Employees pay the FICA tax. b) Employers pay the FICA tax. c) The government pays the FICA tax on behalf of workers. d) a and b only

• a
• b
• c
• d

A W-4 Form is: a) used by employers to determine the amount of income tax to withhold from employees' earnings. b) the form taxpayers must fill out if they paid more income tax than necessary and want a refund. c) is a form employers must provide to employees shortly after year-end to report annual income and withholding for the employee's tax return. d) a printed statement of the amount that an employee is paid.

• a
• b
• c
• d

Required charges of citizens by local, state, and federal governments are called:

• charges
• taxes
• fees
• paycheck deductions

Taxes are deducted from all employees paychecks

• true
• false

Roads, police, schools, governmental agencies, fire and emergency services are all funded by taxes

• true
• false

The form that determines the amount of money withheld for taxes is called a: 

• w4
• i9
• w2
• 1040ez

The form which is used to prove the identity of people and avoid hiring non United States citizens is called: 

• w2
• w4
• i9
• 1040ez

What kind of identification is required when starting a new job?

• passport
• driver's license
• birth certificate
• any of these