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Income and Taxes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified needs or expenses. | allowance |
| Earnings not paid out as dividends but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt. | accumulated earning |
| paid entirely or partially with commissions from sales one has made or for work one has done | commissions |
| 2.An amount that is or may be deducted from something, esp. from taxable income or tax to be paid. | deduction |
| A person who relies on another, esp. a family member, for financial support | dependent |
| The electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account. | direct deposit |
| Money derived from paid work | earned income |
| A person employed for wages or salary, esp. a nonexecutive | employee |
| A person or organization that employs people | employer |
| 2.The process of exempting a person from paying taxes on a specified amount of income for themselves and their dependents. | exemptions |
| An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses | federal income tax |
| Federal Insurance Contributions Act | FICA |
| An individual's total personal income before taking taxes or deductions into account | gross income |
| Money received, esp. on a regular basis, for work or through investments | income |
| Tax deducted from the wages of every legally working American that is used to pay for the Medicare program provided to individuals ... | medicare tax |
| An individual's total personal income AFTER taking taxes or deductions into account | net income |
| The tax levied on both employers and employees used to fund the Social Security program | social security tax |
| Wage and Tax Statement. The form used to report wages, tips, other compensation, withheld income and social security taxes | w-2 form |
| IRS tax forms are used by taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information to the Internal Revenue Service | w-4 form |
| A portion of an employee's wages or salary withheld by the employer as partial payment of the employee's income tax | withholding |