StubSure

What report flags mean

Every inconsistency StubSure can flag, in plain words: what it means, ordinary explanations, and what to check with the source.

The file

Made with an online pay stub generatorSaved by a general-purpose editorModified after it was createdModification date is earlier than creation dateThe file was saved again after the original versionContent layered on top of the pageContains embedded scriptsUnusually many fontsDocument metadata is missingNo camera metadataProcessed in an image editorLooks made by an AI image generatorSaved again after it was takenContent Credentials say this image was made with generative AIContent Credentials record an editContent Credentials don't match the image

Pay stubs

Net pay doesn't add upNo Social Security or Medicare withheldSocial Security withheld above the yearly maximumSocial Security and Medicare don't match each otherSocial Security is more than 6.2% of gross payMedicare is more than 1.45% of gross payYear-to-date total is smaller than this periodYear-to-date pay is higher than the calendar allowsPay date falls on a weekendPay date falls on a federal holidayPaid before the pay period startedPay period ends before it startsPay period length doesn't match the pay frequencyState income tax withheld in a state without oneEmployer ID number looks invalidGross and net pay are whole dollars

Bank statements

Transactions don't add up to the closing balanceRunning balance breaks between rowsTransactions dated outside the statement periodRouting number fails its checksum

W-2 forms

Social Security wages above the yearly maximumSocial Security tax doesn't match Social Security wagesMedicare tax doesn't match Medicare wagesMedicare wages are lower than Social Security wagesFederal tax withheld is more than the wagesEmployer ID number looks invalid

Employment letters

The letter is dated in the futureThe employer's contact email is a free webmail address

Documents against each other

The letter's pay doesn't match the pay stubPaid before the start date in the letterNames on the pay stub and letter don't matchThe letter is from a different employerNet pay never arrives in the bank accountThe matching deposit doesn't look like payrollNames on the two documents don't matchThe W-2 is from a different employerSame employer, different EINNames on the pay stub and W-2 don't match