A payslip is much more than a document that arrives in your inbox once a month — it is the ongoing financial record of your relationship with your employer and the state. Understanding your payslip in depth is the only way to make sure you receive everything you are entitled to and that no money is lost along the way.
A short guide to understanding your payslip and the important figures it contains.
From base salary to bonuses and taxable benefits.
A complete map of taxes, pension contributions and other deductions taken from your salary before the net amount reaches your bank.
Understand how to claim tax benefits and what you need to know about Forms 101 and 106.
Learn how to make sure your vacation days, sick days, and seniority are recorded as required by law.
This article is intended mainly for people who manage their investment portfolio themselves—for example, through an independent trading account at a bank or investment house—and buy ETFs, index-tracking funds, shares, or bonds themselves.
When we say that a share is “traded on the stock exchange,” it is easy to think that all of the company’s shares circulate freely in the market. In practice, that is far from the case.