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3.07 PF
Getting Paid
Term | Definition |
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Commision | A fee that a salesperson receives upon completion of a sale. |
Dependent | A 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 | The amount the employer has contributed to various employee benefits. |
Employment | Agreement between an employer and employee. |
Form W-4 ( Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) | The form that determines the percentage of an 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 | A 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 | A check written to a worker in the amount of money earned. |
Payroll card | A 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 worked performed. |
Social Security | A 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 | A 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 who become injured or disabled on the job. |