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Income & Taxes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.The amount of something that is permitted | Allowance |
| Accumulated earnings and profits are a company's net profits after deducting distributions to the stockholders | Accumulated Earnings |
| A service charge assessed by a broker or investment advisor in return for providing investment advice and/or handling the purchase or sale of a security. | Commissions |
| Any item or expenditure subtracted from gross income to reduce the amount of income subject to tax. | 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 (corporations or other legal entities) | 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 |
| Money received, esp. on a regular basis, for work or through investments | Income |
| A federal system of health insurance for people over 65 years of age and for certain younger people with disabilities. | Medicare Tax |
| the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time | Net Income |
| A payroll deduction based on gross wages paid; this amount is matched by the employer as required by the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA). | Social Security Tax |
| A form used to report gross pay and tax deductions for each employee to the IRS for a calendar year. | W-2 Form |
| A form on which an employee declares the amount of federal tax deductions to be deducted from her/his salary | W-4 Form |
| Income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer. | Withholding |