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TVS Finance Unit 1
Intro to Finance Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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The result of adjustments subtracted from gross income | Adjusted Gross Income |
Items of value that a peron owns | Assets |
Company-provided supplemenets to salaries, such as sick pay, vacation time, and health insurance | Benefits |
A spending and saving plan based on your expected income and expenses | Budget |
A check that bears the bank's stamp, indicating it has cleared | Canceled check |
A booklet used to record checking account transactions | Checkbook register |
Amounts subtracted from gross pay | Deduction |
Money left to spend or save after taxes have been paid | Disposable income |
A written amendment to an insurance policy | Endorsement |
An amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live | Exemption |
A set of goals for spending, saving and investing the money you earn | Financial plan |
Costs you are obligated to pay at specific times, regardless of other events | Fixed expenses |
All taxable income received, including wages, tips, salaries, interest, dividents, unemployment compensation, alimony and so forth | Gross Income |
The total amount you earn before any deductions are subtracted | Gross pay |
Money offered to encourage employees to strive for higher levels of performance | Incentive pay |
Amounts of money owed to others | Liabilities |
The amount left after all deductions have been taken out of your gross pay | Net pay |
A check written for more money than your account contains | Overdraft |
The time worked beyond the regular hours; usually more than 40 hours in a five-day period | Overtime |
The process of matching your checkbook register with the bank statement | Reconcillation |
Money collected by the government from residents and businesses in the form of taxes | Revenue |
A stated amount that you may substract from adjusted gross income instead of itemizing your deductions | Standard deduction |
The income on which you pay tax | Taxable income |
Income ranges to which tax rates apply | Tax brackets |
An amount subtracted directly from the tax owed | Tax credit |
Willful failure to pay taxes | Tax evasion |
Costs that vary in amount and type, depending on events and the choices you make | Variable expense |