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Take-home pay

How do we define take-home pay? Take-home pay, often referred to as net pay or net income, is the...

Social security wages (W-2)

What are social security wages on form W-2? Social security wages are the earnings recorded on an...

Base salary

What does base salary mean? Base salary refers to the fixed sum an employee is paid for their work,...

Non-resident alien

How is a non-resident alien defined? In the United States, a non-resident alien describes a person...

Global mobility services

What are global mobility services? Global mobility services refer to the end-to-end support...

Zero hour contract

What is a zero hour contract? A zero hour contract is an employment agreement where the employer...

Form W-9

What is a W-9 form? A W-9 form is an IRS document used by businesses to request the tax...

Form W-2

What is a W-2 form? A W-2 form is an official IRS tax document that employers must provide to each...