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Income and Taxes
Question | Answer |
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A sum of money paid regularly to a person. | Allowance |
An accounting term applicable to stockholders of closely held businesses. | Accumulated Earnings |
An order for or authorize the production of something. | Commissions |
The action of deducting or subtracting something. | Deduction |
A person who relies on another for financial support. | Dependent |
The electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account. | Direct Deposit |
Money derived from paid work. | Earned Income |
A person employed for wages or salary. | Employee |
A person or organization that employs people. | Employer |
The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. | Exemptions |
An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses. | Federal Income Tax |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act. | FICA |
Gross income in United States tax law is receipts and gains from all sources less cost of goods sold. | Gross Income |
Profits. | Income |
The Federal government has set forth that employers must make deductions from employees’ paychecks for Social Security and Medicare taxes. | Medicare Tax |
The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time. | Net Income |
United States payroll tax imposed by the federal government. | Social Security Tax |
Wage and Tax Statement | W-2 Form |
IRS tax forms are used by taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information to the IRS. | W-4 Form |
A portion of an employee's wages or salary withheld by the employer as partial payment of the employee's income tax. | Withholding |