The
Importance
of
Being
Accurate
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How many differences can you
spot?
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Discovery
See if you can find a video tutorial for any of
the following:
◦ How to Not Make Mistakes
◦ How to Not Pay Taxes
◦ How to Get Better at Not Making Mistakes
◦ How to Keep People From Making Mistakes
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Need to Know Terms
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Accurate
Recording
Information
Reporting
Information
Calculate
Hours Worked
Hourly Rate
Social Security
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Social Security Tax
Federal Tax
State Tax
Medicare
Medicare Tax
Deductions
Withholdings
Gross Pay
Net Pay
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Introduction-Purpose of Assignment
SWBAT
(Student Will Be Able To)
Identify reasons for the importance of being
accurate in recording information
 Identify reasons for the importance of being
accurate in reporting information
 Identify reasons for the importance of being
accurate in calculating, recording, and reporting
gross pay and net pay
 Calculate gross pay and net pay
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Guided/Independent Practice 1
Building accuracy with words…
http://www.businesswriting.com/tests/commonmisspelled.html
Building accuracy with numbers…
http://www.10keytest.com/
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Guided/Independent Practice 1
Assessment
After taking the two tests, reflect
and answer the following:
What factors
helped you become
more accurate each
time you took the
test(s)?
 What factors do
you think kept you
from being accurate
the first time?
 Why is being
accurate important?
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Guided/Independent Practice 2
Calculating Gross Pay and Net Pay
Based on the following table of information use your
calculators (handheld or on computer) to calculate how
much money each employee will get to take home.
Hours
Worked
Hourly
Rate
1
20
$8.00
2
15
$7.65
3
38
$9.20
4
24
$8.05
5
12
$10.75
Tax 1=8.25%
Tax 2=10%
Gross
Pay
Tax
1
Tax
2
Net Pay
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Summary
Can you identify reasons for being
accurate in recording information?
 Can you identify reasons for being
accurate in reporting information?
 Can you identify reasons for being
accurate in calculating, recording, and
reporting gross and net pay?
 Can you calculate gross pay and net pay?
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