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Income and Taxes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is mainly used to assist an employer in calculating the amount of income tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck. | Allowance |
| earned surplus or unappropriated profit or retained earnings. | Accumulated Earnings |
| A fee or percentage allowed to a sales representative or an agent for services rendered | Commisions |
| 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 |
| Tax that you pay based on your income to the federal government to help run the government. | 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 |
| total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc. | Net Income |
| 1.Any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income. | Social Security Tax |
| Wage and Tax Statement. The form used to report wages, tips, other compensation | W-2 Form |
| tax forms are used by taxpayers and tax-exempt organizations to report financial information to the Internal Revenue Service | W-4 Form |
| part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government. | Withholding |