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income and Taxes

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Biweekly Occurring every two weeks
dependent requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support:
earned income money derived from paid work. Often contrasted with unearned income.
employee a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level
employer a person or organization that employs people:
exemptions the process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others:
federal income tax Federal income tax is a tax levied by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the annual earnings of individuals
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act. is a united states federal payroll.
fringe benefits an extra benefit supplementing an employee's salary, for example, a company car, subsidized meals, health insurance, etc.:
gross income Gross income is the total income earned by an individual before any deductions or taxes
hourly wage An hourly wage is the amount of money paid for one hour of work1
income tax tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
Medicare tax Medicare tax is deducted automatically from your paycheck to pay for Medicare Part A, which provides hospital insurance to seniors and people with disabilities.
net income Net income is a company's profit after business expenses are accounted for
overtime pay money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
profit sharing a system in which the people who work for a company receive a direct share of the profits:
salary a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum.
sales commissions A sales commission is a monetary reward that salespeople earn for selling products and services
social security tax The Social Security tax is the tax levied on employers and employees to fund the Social Security program in the U.S.
tax deduction Tax deduction is a simplified phrase for meaning income that is able to be taxed and is commonly a result of expenses.
tips extra income given to workers by customers
w2 form the Wage and Tax Statement, is the document an employer is required to send to each employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of the year.
w4 form is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation
withholding refusal to give something that is due or desired
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