Resources & Job Aids: Benefit Deductions, Descriptions, and Tax Status

  • Retirement, health, insurance, long term care, and flexible spending account benefits, as elected during the annual Benefits open enrollment process, are deducted from employee's pay each pay period.
  • Certain benefits are deducted from employee's gross pay before taxes are applied. Other benefits are deducted from employee's net pay after taxes have been applied.
Benefit Type Benefit Deduction Description Deduction Tax Status
Retirement SCRP Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan Before Taxes
Retirement TDA Tax Deferred Annuity Plan Before Taxes
Health Medical Medical plan for employee and covered dependents (if any) Before Taxes
Health Dental Dental plan for employee and covered dependents (if any) Before Taxes
Health Vision Vision care for employee and covered dependents (if any) Before Taxes
Insurance Accidental Death Insurance Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance for employee Before Taxes
Insurance Child Accidental Death Insurance AD&D insurance for Employee's child(ren) Before Taxes
Insurance Spouse Accidental Death Insurance AD&D insurance for Employee's spouse/domestic partner Before Taxes
Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance Life insurance for employee that is supplemental to University paid basic life insurance After Taxes
Insurance Child Life Insurance Life insurance for Employee's child(ren) After Taxes
Insurance Spouse/DP Life Insurance Life insurance for Employee's spouse/domestic partner After Taxes
Long Term Care Employee Long Term Care Long term care insurance for employee After Taxes
Long Term Care Long Term Care-Spouse Long term care insurance for Employee's spouse (Kelly – and domestic partner?) After Taxes
Flexible Spending Account Health Care Spending Account Flexible Spending Account for health-related expenses incurred for employee and eligible dependents that are not covered by insurance Before Taxes
Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care Spending Acct Flexible Spending Account for eligible expenses incurred for dependent day care expenses while employee is at work Before Taxes
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