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Income
Chapter 1 Jr Business
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Need | Something that is essential for survival,e.g. paying the mortgage on your home. |
| Want | Something we would like to have, e.g. holiday. |
| Budget | A plan that matches future expected spending with expected income over a period of time. |
| Income | The money, goods or services we receive, either regularly or irregularly. |
| Regular Income | Money received periodically, e.g. every week. |
| Wages | Income received based on the number of hours worked. |
| Salaries | Income received by employees regardless of the number of hours they have worked. |
| Commission | Income received by salespeople. It is a percentage of the good sold. |
| Dole/Unemployment Benefit | Social welfare payments received by unemployed people. |
| Pension | Income received by those who have retired. |
| Child Benefit | A monthly social welfare payment to parents of children still in education. |
| Interest | Money received from the bank for having your savings with them. |
| Irregular Income | May be extra occasional income, however we cannot assume that it will be received. |
| Overtime | payment received for working more than the required minimum number of hours in a week. |
| Bonus | A lump sum of money for reaching a target in work. |
| Dividend | Income received by owners of shares in a company. |
| Benefit-in-kind | non money form of income, also known as a perk. |
| Gross Pay | total income earned by a person |
| Statutory deductions | Deductions from your wages that must be taken by law. |
| Pay As You Earn | PAYE |
| Pay Related Social Insurance | PRSI |
| Universal Social Charge | USC |
| Voluntary Deductions | money taken from your gross wages by choice e.g. trade union membership |
| Net Pay | Gross pay less all deductions/take home pay. |
| Wage slip | a written explanation of the calculation of an employee's net pay. An employee is entitled to receive one. |
| Basic Pay | Money received for the hours worked as per your contract |