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Income Taxes

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a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses   Allowance  
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A company's accumulated retained earnings are the cumulative residual profits or losses since the start of its business activities. If it is a positive amount,   Accumulated Earnings  
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the act of committing or giving in charge   Commissions  
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the act or process of deducting; subtraction.   Deduction  
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relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.   Dependent  
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a plan in which salaries or other payments are transferred by the paying agency directly to the accounts of the recipients.   Direct Deposit  
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income from wages, salaries, fees, or the like, accruing from labor or services performed by the earner.   Earned Income  
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a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.   Employee  
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a person or thing that makes use of or occupies someone or something: an inadequate employer of one's time   Employer  
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circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that allow him or her to make certain deductions from taxable income.   Exemptions  
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a tax levied on incomes, especially an annual government tax on personal incomes.   Federal Income Tax  
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Federal Insurance Contributions Act: U.S. government legislation under which taxes are levied for the support of Social Security.   FICA  
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Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.   Gross Income  
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the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.   Income  
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An employee's earnings that are subject to a U.S. payroll tax known as the "Medicare   Medicare Tax  
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the excess of revenues and gains of a business over expenses and losses during a given period of time.   Net Income  
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the tax levied on both employers and employees used to fund the Social Security program. Social Security tax is usually collected in the form of payroll tax or self-employment tax.   Social Security Tax  
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a standard tax form showing the total wages paid to an employee and the taxes withheld during the calendar year: prepared by an employer for each employee.   W-2 Form  
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A form completed by an employee to indicate his or her tax situation (exemptions, status, etc.) to the employer. The W-4 form tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck.   W-4 Form  
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to hold back; restrain or check   Withholding  
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