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Pay, Benefits, & Tax
Terms to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compressed workweek | A work schedule where a normal 40-hour workweek is completed in less than 5 days. |
| Deductions | Amounts subtracted from gross pay. |
| Flextime | A work schedule that allows employees to choose their working hours within defined limits. |
| Gross Pay | Total pay before deductions are subtracted. |
| Job rotation | A job design in which employees are trained to do more than on specialized task and moves from one task to another. |
| Job Sharing | A job design in which two people share one full-time position. |
| Net pay | Pay remaining after deductions are subtracted. Also known as take home pay |
| Overtime | Time worked beyond the regular 40-hour workweek. |
| Professional Organizations | Organization of people in a particular occupation that requires considerable training and specialized skills. |
| Seniority | A workplace policy in which the last workers hired will be the first fired when jobs must be cut. |
| Audit | An examination of a tax return by IRS. |
| Exemption | An amount taxpayers may subtract from their income for each person who depends on their income to live. |
| Progressive taxes | Taxes that take a larger share of income as the amount of income grows. |
| Proportional taxes | Taxes for which the rate stays the same regardless of income; also called flat taxes. |
| Regressive taxes | Taxes that take a smaller share of income as the amount of income grows. |
| Revenue | Money collected by the government through taxes. |
| Standard deduction | Stated amount taxpayers may subtract from adjusted gross income instead of itemizing their deductions. |
| Tax brackets | Income ranges to which different tax rates apply. |
| Tax evasion | Willful failure to pay taxes. |
| Taxable income | Income on which you will pay tax. |