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Gross Income   Amount of money you have before all deductions  
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Net Income   Take home pay after all deductions  
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Ocupation   A category of jobs with similar characteristics  
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Standard of living   The bare necessities to survive  
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Bartering   Trading an item you don’t need to use anymore and trade that item or items for an item you will use  
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Taxes   Required charges of citizens by local, state, and federal governments  
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I-9   A form to prove your an American citizen  
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W-2   States the amount of money earned and taxes paid throughout the previous year  
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W-4   Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate  
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Paycheck   Paper check with stub  
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Direct deposit   Employers directly deposit employee’s paycheck into the authorized employee’s bank account  
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Payroll card   Employers directly deposit employee’s paycheck into the authorized employee’s bank account  
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Pay period   The length of time for which an employee’s wages are calculated Most businesses pay employees either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly  
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Personal info   The employee’s full name, address, and social security number or employee identification number  
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Payroll withholding   The amount of money subtracted from the gross income for taxes. Typically about 30% of your paycheck  
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Withhold tax   The amount required by law for employers to withhold from earned wages to pay taxes  
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Year to date   Totals all of the deductions which have been withheld from an individual’s paycheck from January 1 to the last day of the pay period indicated on the paycheck stub  
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Social Security   Helps provide retirement income for the elderly and pays disability benefits  
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Medicare   health care for the elderly  
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FICA   Federal Insurance Contribution Act  
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