Paystubs

[sunshinee50]

What is the name of your state? PA

I work for an office that pays me a check without a paystub. It comes out of the boss/owner's management account but they aren't regular paychecks like normal company's. They are just checks. I have no track record of the amount of taxes being taken out. I did not know this when I got hired. The girl who does the accounting says that she has been paid this way for the whole 5 years she has worked there. There is just the 2 of us working for the boss. I was told that I would get a W2 for tax purposes. Problem is that if I have to supply a stub for a loan or something I have nothing to give them. Is this legal?

 

[cbg]

Patty will be able to say for certain, but according to my (admittably somewhat out of date) source, PA does NOT require paystubs, though there are states that do.

 

[pattytx]

My (admittedly) current source says that, too. Pennsylvania has "no general provision" for pay stubs. I think it's stupid and it's poor customer service (after all, employees are customers of the payroll dept.), but it is evidently not illegal. If you need a pay stub as proof for a loan or something in the future, all you'll probably be able to do is ask the employer for a written statement at that time.

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? PA

I work for an office that pays me a check without a paystub. It comes out of the boss/owner's management account but they aren't regular paychecks like normal company's. They are just checks. I have no track record of the amount of taxes being taken out. I did not know this when I got hired. The girl who does the accounting says that she has been paid this way for the whole 5 years she has worked there. There is just the 2 of us working for the boss. I was told that I would get a W2 for tax purposes. Problem is that if I have to supply a stub for a loan or something I have nothing to give them. Is this legal?

**A: for loan purposes the lender uses a VOE (verification of Employment)

 

[pattytx]

Yeah, but they often ask for a current pay stub too. I should know; I owe a lot of people!

 

[HomeGuru]

Yeah, but they often ask for a current pay stub too. I should know; I owe a lot of people!

**A: that's correct so the employer would have to do a statement of earnings or something similar in lieu of a paystub.

 

[sunshinee50]

I have had her write out what I gross and that I work for her and she signs it and dates it but this has to be done every single time I need a paystub. I think it is a stupid thing for PA not to force all companies to give stubs. It is so much easier to go into my file cabinet and pull out a stub to take to the bank. Even making a copy of my paycheck doesn't completely help as it does not show that I am paying my taxes. Thanks for the info. Even though I don't agree with it, it helps so I don't go to her and ask for this and have her tell me that she doesn't have to by law.