Tier 1 Question regarding salary and benifits

[kewlclassic]

Hi Seniors and Guru's

I live in US and I want to apply for Teir1 from here.

I have a question regarding my salary benefits. If I include my benefits in my previous earnings, I am getting close to that required 55K pounds.

I am a salaried employee and if I add my every month gross salary, I am not making up to 55k unless I add my Benefits.

Are the following benefits can be included in the proevious earnings?

1) Total Health and Welfare Benefits
2) Total Statutory Benefits (which include Social Security & Medicare Federal & State Programs)

Please let me know if this things can be considered. I really appreciate your help.

Thanks

[pkumar]

I don't think you can add those benifits.
Please read the guidance notes

[push]

Hi Seniors and Guru's

I live in US and I want to apply for Teir1 from here.

I have a question regarding my salary benefits. If I include my benefits in my previous earnings, I am getting close to that required 55K pounds.

I am a salaried employee and if I add my every month gross salary, I am not making up to 55k unless I add my Benefits.

Are the following benefits can be included in the proevious earnings?

1) Total Health and Welfare Benefits
2) Total Statutory Benefits (which include Social Security & Medicare Federal & State Programs)

Please let me know if this things can be considered. I really appreciate your help.

Thanks

Are these benefits mentioned on your pay slip? I guess you are not talking about the statutory contributions made by your employee to pension funds etc.?

[kewlclassic]

I have a section in my pay stubs which says:

Employer Paid Benefits:
1: Medical
2:Dental
3:Vision
4:Basic Life
5:HSA


If I add this benefits, i can make it to 55K target.

Do you think this is acceptable for claiming the points for previous earnings?

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.

[push]

I have a section in my pay stubs which says:

Employer Paid Benefits:
1: Medical
2:Dental
3:Vision
4:Basic Life
5:HSA


If I add this benefits, i can make it to 55K target.

Do you think this is acceptable for claiming the points for previous earnings?

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.

Are these mentioned under the earnings section? i.e. included in the Gross salary? Does the sum of these line items flow through to your net income?

[kewlclassic]

I have a section in my pay stubs which says:

Employer Paid Benefits:
1: Medical
2:Dental
3:Vision
4:Basic Life
5:HSA


If I add this benefits, i can make it to 55K target.

Do you think this is acceptable for claiming the points for previous earnings?

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.

Are these mentioned under the earnings section? i.e. included in the Gross salary? Does the sum of these line items flow through to your net income?

No. All these comes under Employer Paid benefits. There is a separate box in my pay stub which has these entries. Gross and net income are present in the Earning Section.

Can I send you the format of my pay check to your individually?

Please let me know.

Thanks

[push]

I have a section in my pay stubs which says:

Employer Paid Benefits:
1: Medical
2:Dental
3:Vision
4:Basic Life
5:HSA


If I add this benefits, i can make it to 55K target.

Do you think this is acceptable for claiming the points for previous earnings?

Thanks all, I appreciate your help.

Are these mentioned under the earnings section? i.e. included in the Gross salary? Does the sum of these line items flow through to your net income?

No. All these comes under Employer Paid benefits. There is a separate box in my pay stub which has these entries. Gross and net income are present in the Earning Section.

Can I send you the format of my pay check to your individually?

Please let me know.

Thanks

In that case it does not look good. I have sent you a PM with my email ID. Send the scanned copy of the pay stub to me if you prefer - You may want to sanitise the personal information.

[kewlclassic]

Hi Push,

I sent you my pay stub. Please have a look at it.

Thanks

[push]

Hi Push,

I sent you my pay stub. Please have a look at it.

Thanks

Just looked at the pay stub and it seems that the Employer paid Benefits are actually contributions of your employer going directly into some third party and NOT payable to you (i.e. these sums never hit your account after flowing through the deductions). In which case I think these can not be considered a part of your earnings. In that context I believe that your gross salary that you can claim the points for is the one quoted under the Pay check summary section (second figure is 2 and the last figure after decimal being 7).