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Gross Pay

Deductions

Net Pay

Paycheck

Amount of money earned before deductions.

Money withheld by your employer

Amount of money you take home after deductions

Gross Pay

W - 2

W - 4

The form that an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year. The form reports an employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his or her paycheck. 

A form completed by a new employee. The W-4 form tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck.

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