Hello everyone and welcome to EnglishPod.
My name is Marco.
My name is Katherine and today we have a very complicated topic for you.
That's right.
This is an upper intermediate lesson a little bit more difficult and we're talking all about taxes,
paychecks and all the information for when you work in the United States.
That's right.
It confuses me and I'm American.
So take a close listen.
We're going to listen to this dialogue one time and we'll be back in a moment to discuss what's going on.
Hey Susan, have you got a sec?
I have some questions about my paycheck.
You bet, Emily.
Pull up a chair.
Well, this is my first paycheck here in the States and there are a few things I don't understand.
First off, what is this FICA and SUI, SDI tax?
And why are there deductions both for Medicare and for my health insurance plan?
Okay, let's start from the top of your pay stub.
This number here represents your gross pay.
Yes, that's easy enough to understand.