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Getting Paid
Term | Definition |
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Commission | A fee that a salesperson receives upon completion of a sale |
Dependent | Person who relies on the taxpayer for financial support |
Direct Deposit | Wages are deposited directly into a depository institution account |
Employee Benefits | Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that add extra value for employees beyond earned wages |
Employer Contributions | Amount the employer has contributed to various employee benefits |
Employment | Agreement between employer and employee |
Form W-4 | Form that determines the percentage of an employment employee's pay that will be withheld for federal taxes |
Gross Income | Amount of money earned before payroll taxes |
Income Tax | Taxes paid to federal, state, and local governments on the amount of money earned |
Medicare | Federal program whose main purpose is to help pay for health care for those over 65 |
Net Income | Amount of money left once all deductions have been taken from gross income |
Paper Paycheck | Check written to a worker in the amount of money earned |
Payroll Card | Reloadable debit card onto which a worker's pay is loaded |
Payroll Tax | Taxes withheld or paid on your behalf by your employer |
Pay Period | The regular schedule by which employers pay employees |
Pay Stub | Outlines the deductions made to wages |
Salary | Fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed |
Social Security | Federal government program that funds retirement accounts, financially supports citizens who have experienced profound disability, the premature death of a parent (if under the age of 18), or the premature death of a spouse in a family with children |
Tax Liability | Total tax bill |
Unemployment Insurance | Source of income for workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own |
Workers' Compensation | A state-sponsored system that pays monetary benefits to workers that become injured or disabled on the job |