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Unit 4 Taxes & You
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Income Tax | tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income. |
| Excise Tax | selective taxes on the sale or use of specific goods and services, such as alcohol and gasoline. |
| Payroll Taxes | a tax paid on the wages and salaries of employees to finance social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance. |
| 1099 | represents the growth of organizations using independent contractors to do work. |
| W-4 | the IRS document you complete for your employer to determine how much should be withheld from your paycheck for federal income taxes and sent to the IRS. |
| Sales Tax | a consumption tax imposed by the government on the sale of goods and services. |
| Regressive Tax | one where the average tax burden decreases with income. |
| Capital Gains | the increase in the value of a capital asset when it is sold. |
| 1040 | what individual taxpayers use to file their taxes with the IRS |
| Estate Tax | taxes levied on the transfer of property at death. |
| Deduction | an expense that a taxpayer can use to reduce their gross income, thereby reducing the overall taxes they pay. |
| Progressive Tax | one where the average tax burden increases with income |
| Inheritance Tax | taxes levied on the transfer of property at death. |
| Refund | reimbursement for an overpayment of taxes by a government taxing authority. |
| Tax | a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. |
| Proportional Tax | A tax that takes the same percentage of income from all income groups. |
| W-2 | reports how much you earned from your employer as well as how much tax was withheld on your behalf during the tax year. |
| Property Tax | recurrent and non-recurrent taxes on the use, ownership or transfer of property |
| Credit | the ability of an individual or organization to obtain goods or services before payment, based on an agreement to pay later. |
| W-9 | Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification |