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Income and Taxes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A sum of money paid regularly to a person. | Allowance |
| An accounting term applicable to stockholders of closely held businesses. | Accumulated Earnings |
| An order for or authorize the production of something. | Commissions |
| The action of deducting or subtracting something. | Deduction |
| A person who relies on another 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. | Employee |
| A person or organization that employs people. | Employer |
| The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. | Exemptions |
| An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses. | Federal Income Tax |
| Federal Insurance Contributions Act. | FICA |
| Gross income in United States tax law is receipts and gains from all sources less cost of goods sold. | Gross Income |
| Profits. | Income |
| The Federal government has set forth that employers must make deductions from employees’ paychecks for Social Security and Medicare taxes. | Medicare Tax |
| The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time. | Net Income |
| United States payroll tax imposed by the federal government. | Social Security Tax |
| Wage and Tax Statement | W-2 Form |
| IRS tax forms are used by taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information to the IRS. | 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 |