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Cara Danielle Brown

The Paycheck Gaps Most Workers Don’t Notice Until Tax Time

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The “paycheck gap” refers to gross pay versus net pay — or what workers think they’re earning on paper versus what they’re actually keeping after paying taxes to the IRS, according to Andrew Latham, certified financial planner (CFP) and content director at SuperMoney.com.

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