Exempt vs. Nonexempt on a Pay Stub: 2026 Overtime and Salary Tests
Learn the 2026 federal exempt salary threshold, duties tests, nonexempt overtime math, and how to check classification against pay stubs and time records.
Read guide
THE RECORD ROOM BY GENERATE PAY STUB
There’s more
to discover.
Practical guides for the figures, forms, and questions behind your paycheck. Get comfortable with the details, one useful read at a time.
199 practical guides Read at your own pace
A LITTLE KNOW-HOW GOES A LONG WAY
Find your next useful read.
From your first pay stub question
to the finer payroll details.
Browse the latest guides
NEWEST FIRST
HSA Deduction on a Pay Stub: 2026 Taxes, W-2 Code W, and Limits
Learn how an HSA pay-stub deduction affects 2026 taxable wages, FICA, take-home pay, W-2 code W, contribution limits, and eligibility.
Read guide
Roth 401(k) on a Pay Stub: 2026 Taxes, W-2 Codes, and Limits
See how Roth and traditional 401(k) deductions affect 2026 paycheck wages, take-home pay, W-2 boxes, contribution limits, and catch-up rules.
Read guide
Social Security Tax on a Pay Stub: 2026 Wage Cap and Excess Withholding
Check Social Security tax on a pay stub using the 2026 wage cap, a cap-crossing paycheck example, two-employer excess withholding, and W-2 checks.
Read guide
Medicare Tax on a Pay Stub: 2026 Rates and Withholding Checks
Check Medicare tax on a pay stub with 2026 rates, wage-base examples, a threshold-crossing calculation, joint-filer scenarios, and W-2 reconciliation.
Read guide
Gross Monthly Income from Pay Stubs: How to Calculate It Correctly
Calculate gross monthly income from pay stubs with weekly and biweekly formulas, a payday calendar, variable-wage examples, and a documentation checklist.
Read guide
Page 31 of 34 · 199 articles