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Income and Taxes
Question | Answer |
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An amount that is allowed or granted | Allowance |
Earnings not paid out as dividends, but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt. | Accumulated Earnings |
The act of granting certain powers or the authority 5to carry out particular task or duty. | Commissions |
The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning;the act of deducting. | Deduction |
Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support | Dependent |
Electronic funds that are deposited directly into your bank account rather than through a paper check | Direct Deposit |
Wages from a job, whether in cash or another form;; Net earnings from a business, if a person is self-employed;; Payments for services ... | Earned Income |
A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation. | Employee |
To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant. | Employer |
The act or an instance of exempting | Exemptions |
are applied on all forms of earnings that make up a taxpayer's taxable income, such as employment earnings or capital gains. | Federal Income Tax |
A U.S. law requiring a deduction from paychecks and income that goes toward the Social Security program and Medicare. | FICA |
An individual's total personal income before taking taxes or deductions into account. | Gross Income |
The amount of money or its equivalent received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property | Income |
deducted from the wages of every legally working American that is used to pay for the Medicare program provided to individuals | Medicare Tax |
is informally called the bottom line because it is typically found on the last line of a company's income statement | Net Income |
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act, or FICA, provides for a federal system of old-age, survivors, disability and hospital insurance | Social Security Tax |
an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year. | W-2 Form |
A form completed by an employee to indicate his or her tax situation (exemptions, status, etc.) to the employer | 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 |