Transcript KEEPING YOUR JOB Chapter 5 Notes Money Management

KEEPING YOUR JOB
Chapter 5 Notes
Money Management
 When you begin your first paying job, you will need to be aware of a number of forms.
 Most of these forms ask for information that employers are required by law to keep.
 Some are completed before you can start work (Social Security Card and work permit, if
you are under 16), while others are completed when you begin working (W-4) and by
the employer after you have worked during the year (W-2).
 When you report to work you will be asked to fill out a
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 The information you put on this form will determine the amount of money your
employer will deduct from your check for income taxes.
 On this form you declare your total number of
_____________________________ – persons claimed that reduce the amount of
tax withheld from your paycheck.
 The more allowances you claim, the __________________________ you will
have withheld.
 You may automatically claim yourself; other allowances can be made for spouse
and children.
 Most students either claim __________________________________________________
Some choose to claim 1 if they are paying their own way.
 __________________________________ – means that you DO NOT have to
have ANY federal income tax withheld from your check.
 Who can claim exempt?
 You cannot claim exemption from federal withholding taxes for 2005:
 If your income exceeds $800 and includes more than $250 of unearned
income (interest and dividends), and another person can claim you as a
dependent on their return.
 If you are ___________________________ from federal withholding taxes,
you must certify on the W-4 form that you meet both of the following conditions:
 Last year you had a right to a refund of ALL federal income withholding
because you had no liability, and this year you expect a refund of ALL
federal income withheld because you expect to have no tax liability
 Exemptions expire ___________________________________ so new W-4’s have
to be filed.
KEEPING YOUR JOB
Chapter 5 Notes
Money Management
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Because all workers in the U.S. must pay a social security tax from wages earned, all have a
_____________________. Your social security number is your permanent work identification #.
While you are working, your employers withhold social security taxes from your pay and contribute
__________________________________.When you become eligible, benefits are paid to you.
Children born in the U.S. must have number before they are one if their parents would like to claim
them as a dependent on their tax return.
If your card is lost or damaged, you can order ____________________________________.
The Social Security Administration sends statements out each year updating you on your total
contributions into the system.
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Your ____________________________________________ is a concise, easy-to-read personal
record of the earnings on which you have paid Social Security taxes during your working years
and a summary of the estimated benefits you and your family may receive as a result of those
earnings. http://www.ssa.gov/mystatement/statsamples.htm
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Click on this link for a calculator that will help you estimate your retirement benefit!
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/quickcalc/
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A social insurance program that covers most of the Nation's work force. It is often the basic
retirement plan to which other benefits are added. It provides ________________________
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The money you pay into the system gets __________________________________________
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In 1935, when Social Security started, there were many more people paying into the system than
those receiving benefits. The ratio of workers to retirees meant that workers did not have to pay
much into the system in 1935 to support the retirees
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In the future, the retirement of millions of baby boomers will hurt the ratio -- there will be so many
retired people that the working people will not be able to support them.
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Social Security is a BIG part of a lot of people’s retirement plans so how much trouble is the
program really in? Will it be there for you when you retire? That is up for a ton of debate. Pay
attention and you’ll see news stories on it each and every week!
For example, let’s check out one snippet from the news...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6840592/
ASSIGNMENT: Go online and find a current article from a reputable news source (For example:
Newsweek, CNN, MSNBC) that does one of the following:
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Explains the basics about social security
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Talks about Social Security reform
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Discusses whether or not Social Security is really in trouble
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Discusses the current political debate about social security
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Print the article, read it underlining or highlighting the key points.
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Write up your article review using the instructions in your network space.
Money Management
Chapter 5 Notes – Part Two
FORM W-2
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________________________ lists income you earned during the year
and all the amounts withheld by the employer on your behalf. These amounts
include federal, state, and local income taxes, & the social security tax.
An example W-2 Form can be seen at the following links:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2.pdf
http://www.classroomtools.com/tax_w2.htm
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Your employer MUST provide you with a copy of your W-2 no later than
______________________ of the year following the one in which you
were employed – even if you only worked part of the year! If they don’t send
you one... ________________________________!
Once employees receive their W-2’s, they can compare how much they paid in
federal income tax to how much they were supposed to pay in federal income
tax. It is then easy to determine if the employee owes more or if they have a
refund due to them!
Employees have until ____________________________ each year to file their
tax returns to either pay up or request their refund! We will try that online in
today’s lesson!
Tax Fraud
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Before you file your return, you have to make sure you declare
_____________________________! One of the most common forms of
tax fraud is the underreporting of ___________________________!
____________________ – Fraud is a deception deliberately practiced in order
to secure unfair or unlawful gain. As it relates to taxes, it's simply "cheating"
by
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Here are some examples:
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Money Management
Chapter 5 Notes – Part Three
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Employee Responsibilities to Employers
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Competent Work
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Thrift
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Punctuality
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Pleasant Attitude
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Loyalty and Respect
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Dependability
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Initiative
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Interest
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Self-Evaluation
Responsibilities to Other Employees and Customers
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Other Employees
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Teamwork
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Thoughtfulness
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Loyalty
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To Customers
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Helpfulness
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Courtesy
Employer’s Responsibilities
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Adequate Supervision
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Fair Personnel Policies
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Safe Working Conditions
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Open Channels of Communication
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Recognition of achievement
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Compliance with employment laws
In the last fifty years, many laws have been passed to provide protections to American workers. The Department of
Labor is in charge of the biggies:
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Minimum Wage, regular working hours, equal opportunities, no discrimination, safe working conditions
etc....
Some laws you should be aware of:
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__________________________ (Federal Insurance Contributions Act of 1935)
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Enacted as a social insurance program to provide aide to the elderly and disabled.
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Medicare was added to this act in 1965. It provided hospital and medical insurance protections for
elderly retired persons and other qualified persons.
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__________________________ – important part of the Social Security Act provides that every state
must have an unemployment insurance program that provides benefits to workers who lose their job
through no fault of their own.
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After a waiting period, laid-off workers may collect a portion of their regular pay for a certain length
of time.
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__________________________ – popularly known as the Wage and Hour act... Set the minimum
wage (initially at 25 cents/hour ).
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A __________________________ is the legally established lower limit on wage employers
must pay. The federal minimum wage is currently at $_______________________.
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Another provision of the act states that hourly workers cannot be employed for more than
__________________ in a week without paying them ____________________. Employers
must pay the employees ________________ their regular rate for any such hours.
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Minimum wage law has some exceptions... Jobs with tips is an example.
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____________________________________ – the name for laws that give financial security to
workers and their families for injury, illness, loss of income, or death that occurs as a result of the job or
working conditions.
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______________________________ – employers are liable even if it wasn’t their fault.