| Question |
Answer |
| The money paid for employee services |
salary |
| The period covered by a salary payment |
pay period |
| The total amount earned by ALL employees for a pay period |
payroll |
| The total pay due for a pay period before deductions |
total earnings |
| Taxes based on the payroll of a business |
payroll taxes |
| A deduction from total earning for each person legally supported by a taxpayer |
withholding allowance |
| A federal tax for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance |
social security tax |
| A federal tax paid for hospital insurance |
Medicare tax |
| The maximum amount of earning on which a tax is calculated |
tax base |
| A business form used to record payroll information |
payroll register |
| The total earnings paid to an employee after taxes and other deductions |
net pay |
| A business form used to record details affecting payments made to an employee |
employee earnings record |