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Income
Term | Definition |
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Income | the money received by person in the households |
Benefit in Kind | is any non-cash benefit of monetary value that you provide for your employee. |
Salary | a salary is a fixed annual payment made to employee no matter how many hours they work |
Wage | a payment received for work done, normally calculated on the basis of actual work done or on the amount of time spent working |
Time Rate | wage calculation based on the number of hours worked |
Overtime Payment | when an employee works longer than standard working week they may receive a higher rate of payment for those extra hours |
Piece Rate | calculation based on number Of items completed |
Commission | some workers receive a payment based on the value of goods or they have sold |
Bonus Payment | employers reward their staff with extra payments for meeting performance targets/deadlines |
Basic Pay | the amount earned before any extra payments (overtimes and bonuses) are added |
Gross Pay | basic pay plus any extra income earned from overtime, bonuses or commission :the total before any deductions |
Net Pay | the amount of money left over after deductions from gross pay |
Statutory Deductions | compulsory deductions , every worker has to pay these by law |
Voluntary Deductions | not compulsory, workers may choose to pay them |
PAYE | income tax system. tax is paid income as it is earned |
PRSI | allows employees to claim certain benefits in the future |
USC | applies to all workers who's income is above a certain limit |
Disposable Income | remaining income after all income taxes and statutory payments have been made |
Discretionary Income | income left over after taxes and essential spending on food and bills. You choose how to spend it |