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Paycheck Worksheet

Directions

  1. Measure for the following angles:
    5% - Maryland State Income Tax (goes up to 6%)
    28% -Federal Income Tax
    8% - FICA (actually 7.65% in 1995)
    59% - Net Pay

  2. Draw the angles on the circle.

  3. Cut out the circle and angles.

  4. Paste the parts of the circle in the correct box below.

Name __________________________ Date ____________________

Paycheck After Taxes








Maryland State Income Tax







Federal Income Tax







FICA
(Federal Insurance Contribution Act)







Net Pay
Total Pay minus Taxes

On the back of your paper, list ways governments use taxes to provide people with goods and services.

See Key to this worksheet.

Return to the Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Lesson.


Last updated on March 12, 1997
Maintained by John L. Day
<jday@umd5.umd.edu>