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Strand 3 - Earnings
Financial Lit. P7
Term | Definition |
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Salary | Money paid at regular times for work or services. |
Wage | Payment of money primarily for labor services according to contract. |
Commissions | Payment made to employees based on the value of sales achieved. |
Tip | Additional payment as a result of good service. |
Benefits | Extra perks to encourage someone to join your organization. (i.e insurance coverage, discounts) |
Entrepreneurship | Activity of setting up a business and taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. |
Dividends | Sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits |
Fixed expenses | Expenses that are the same each time you pay them. |
Variable expenses | Expenses that are different each month. (i.e groceries, gas) |
Periodic expenses | Expenses occurring at irregular times (i.e car maintenance, college tuition, books, fees) |
Pay stub | Document that's given to an employee each payday. It shows their total amount earned, less deductions for things like tax. |
F.I.C.A | (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) Requires that wage earners contribute a portion of their earnings to fund the Social Security and Medicare. |
Gross ay | An individual's total earnings before taxes or other deductions. |
Net pay | Amount of money you bring home after taxes and deductions are taken out of your paycheck. |
Mandatory spending | Government spending required by congressional mandated laws. |
Discretionary spending | Money formally approved by Congress and the President during the appropriations process each year. |
W-4 | IRS document you complete for your employer to determine how much should be withheld from your paycheck for income taxes. |
I-9 | Used to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. |
W-2 | A wage and tax statement used to file a tax return that an employer must give to each employee every year by January 31st. |
1040 | Form used to file federal income taxes. |
Standard deduction | Portion of income that is not subject to tax and can be used to reduce a tax bill instead of itemizing deductions. |
Deductions | Items or expenses that can reduce the taxes a person owes in a given year. |
Dependent | Someone who relies on another person for financial support, such as for housing, food, clothing, necessities, and more. |