myUSCareerPath publishes practical guides and free calculators for people looking for work, changing jobs, or trying to understand their pay in the United States. This page explains how we write, check and update that content, and what we do when we get something wrong.
Who writes this site
Articles are written and edited by Hassan Raza, who runs myUSCareerPath. Hassan isn't a lawyer, accountant, tax preparer or licensed financial adviser, and the site doesn't claim otherwise. Our goal is to explain official rules and data clearly and to link to the source, so you can check it yourself.
Sourcing standards
Official sources first. For taxes, pay, labor law, benefits and immigration, we rely on primary sources: the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (including the Wage and Hour Division and the Office of Foreign Labor Certification), the Bureau of Labor Statistics, USCIS, the Federal Register, state revenue and labor departments, and the text of the law or regulation.
Other sources only when there's no official one, and we say so. Examples are a well-established nonprofit's published data used as a cross-check, or a company's own published policy when describing that company.
No invented statistics. If we can't find a source for a number, we don't publish the number.
No made-up stories. We don't present fictional anecdotes, testimonials or "case studies" as real. Example scenarios are labeled as examples.
Every factual article ends with a Sources section, and key figures link to their source inline.
Dates matter. Tax figures are labeled with the tax year (for example, "2026 federal brackets"). Rules that are being litigated or changed are labeled with their status and the date we checked it.
Fact-checking
Before an article is published:
1. Every number, date, threshold and legal rule is checked against the cited source, not against another website's summary.
2. Calculator figures quoted in articles are produced by our own take-home pay calculator engine, using the published data files for that tax year, and are labeled as estimates with their assumptions (filing status, deductions, state-only vs local tax).
3. Every link is opened to confirm it works and points to the right page.
4. Rules that are in flux (for example, court rulings on federal overtime rules or proposed immigration regulations) are rechecked on the day of publication.
AI-assistance disclosure
We use AI writing tools to help draft and edit articles: outlining, first drafts, rewording and grammar. AI tools are not treated as a source. Every fact, figure and legal statement is checked by a person against the official sources cited in the article before publication, and the published article is reviewed and approved by Hassan Raza. Calculator results come from our own code and published data files, not from an AI model.
Update cadence
Annually, for tax-year content: paycheck, tax and benefits articles and the calculators are updated when the IRS and SSA publish new-year figures (usually October–November) and again in January, when new state rates take effect.
When rules change: if a regulation, court decision or agency guidance changes something we've written about, we aim to update the affected articles promptly and note the change.
Regular review: every article is rechecked at least once every 12 months. The "Last reviewed" date shows when the facts were last checked.
Corrections policy
If you spot an error, an outdated figure or a broken link, please email [email protected] with the page URL and, if you can, a link to the source that shows the correct information.
We review every correction request.
If we confirm an error of fact, we fix it and update the "Last reviewed" date. For material errors (a wrong tax figure, a misstated rule or a wrong deadline), we add a short correction note at the end of the article saying what changed and when.
We don't silently change a material fact without noting it.
Not legal, tax or financial advice
Content on myUSCareerPath is general information for educational purposes. It isn't legal, tax, immigration or financial advice (see our disclaimer), and it doesn't create a professional relationship. Calculator results are estimates. Your own situation may differ because of your filing status, deductions, local taxes, employer payroll practices or facts we don't know. For decisions that matter, check with the relevant agency or a qualified professional, such as a CPA, an enrolled agent, or an employment or immigration attorney.
Independence and advertising
myUSCareerPath may display advertising (for example, through Google AdSense) to cover costs. Advertisers don't pay for, review or influence our articles, rankings or calculator results.
We don't accept payment to include, rank or recommend any employer, job board, product or service. If we ever publish a sponsored item or use affiliate links, it will be clearly labeled on the page where it appears, and this policy will be updated first.
Ads are visually separated from article content and are not formatted to look like site navigation or recommendations.
If advertising introduces cookies or similar technologies, our privacy policy will describe them. (Our calculators themselves run in your browser and don't store your inputs.)