Calculating the numbers in your paycheck

Calculating the numbers in your paycheckSocial Studies · Personal Finance · Grades 9–12Lesson plan

Students review a pay stub from a sample paycheck to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money they receive. Big idea: The amount of money you earn from your job is different from the amount of money you receive in your paycheck. Topic: Earn (Getting paid, Making money, Paying taxes). School subjects: CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Social studies or history.

From Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Youth Financial Education · Public domain (US Gov) · original source

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