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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

898.0. "NON$ PRIZE" by KYOA::MIANO (Dallas bites the dust...) Tue Aug 22 1989 18:36

Over the past year the item "NON$ PRIZE" has been showing up on
paychecks.  The people in our group just got one that says
we got $156 of "NON$ PRIZE".  Then we have a "voluntary" deduction of
$120.  Next have taxes reported on the $156 and finally an
adjustment to the annual earnings.

My questions:

1) What does all of this mean?
2) Does getting a "NON$ PRIZE" increase your taxes?
   A) If so, is it possible to refuse all "NON$ PRIZE"s.

John
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898.1Part of tax reform?????YUPPIE::COLESo, you were at Woodstock! WHO CARES?????Tue Aug 22 1989 19:1110
	It is essentially a NOP in the overall scheme of things.  It satisfies 
the IRS requirements for reporting ALL compensation, $ and non-$.  The company 
"contributes" to your tax witholding pot at no penalty to you, and calls it 
square.

	Of course, if the extra "income" bumps you up a bracket, it doesn't 
quite square, but today, that is less of a possibility.

	Guess we can generalize that if one of theses shows up unexpectedly, 
you got a reward for something!
898.2Did you ask your manager and/or PSA?CVG::THOMPSONMy friends call me Alfred .Tue Aug 22 1989 19:1714
	Where on your pay check does this NON$ PRIZE show up? There is
	no such item on mine. How is the voluntary deduction labeled?

	BTW, one message on my stub is:

	"For inquiries on pay issues have your manager or PSA contact
	 payroll group #2 at: DTN 223 (or 508-493) ext# 3612 or 3607."

	I assume that other people may have other group numbers or phone
	numbers. Since this NON$ PRICE thing does not appear to be
	universal contacting ones manager and/or PSA would seen to be
	the fastest first step to getting an answer.

				Alfred
898.3KYOA::MIANODallas bites the dust...Tue Aug 22 1989 21:0414
>	Where on your pay check does this NON$ PRIZE show up? There is
>	no such item on mine. How is the voluntary deduction labeled?

It comes in the description section under earnings.

>	BTW, one message on my stub is:
>
>	"For inquiries on pay issues have your manager or PSA contact
>	 payroll group #2 at: DTN 223 (or 508-493) ext# 3612 or 3607."

Did you know that if you let that number ring for 4 minutes it cuts
you off?  So after 45 mins of busy signals and no answer...

John
898.4Yeah, it's all taxable now.UNXA::ADLEREd Adler @UNX / UNXA::ADLERTue Aug 22 1989 22:115
    I got the same thing, on a separate pay stub.  In our case, it was at
    last year's SWS District Challenge dinner that we received an AT&T
    cordless telephone, evidently valued at $120 with a 30% tax adder. 
    
    /Ed
898.5Mine was almost a year old !!!CSC32::M_JILSONDoor handle to door handleMon Aug 28 1989 22:0810
The NON $ prize is for any award you recieved that wasn't cash.  IE a 
Service Excellence Trip or such.  I just recently recieved one that was for 
a trip in Sept. '88 so you may have to go back 2 years to find out what it 
is for.  My PSA was able to get a 1 day turn around on my inquiry from 
corporate (then again it helps to have a PSA in the same building).  I am 
not too sure on this one but length of service awards might also be 
included in NON $ prize.  You should be able to decline any NON $ prize if 
you so desire.

Jilly