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income and taxes

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what does this definition describe? Appearing or taking place every two weeks or twice a week.   BiWeekly  
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Requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support is called being?   Dependent  
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what does this definition mean? Electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account.   Direct Deposit  
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what is the money you receive from paid work called?   Earned income  
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A person employed for wages or salary, especially at non executive level is called an?   Employee  
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what is the person or organization that hire people called?   Employer  
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The process of exempting a person from paying taxes on a specified amount of income for themselves and their dependents. Is called what?   Exemptions  
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The money you have to pay levied by the IRS is called? it is based on employment earnings or capital gains.   Federal income Tax  
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what is the federal law that requires you to withhold three separate taxes from the wages you pay your employees called?   FICA (abbreviation and definition)  
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what is an extra benefit supplementing an employees salary called? this benefit can for example be a company car, meals, health insurance etc.   Fringe Benefits  
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what do you call an individuals total personal income, before accounting for taxes?   Gross income  
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This term describes a rate an employer agrees to pay a worker per hour. What is this term?   Hourly Wage  
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Tax levied by a government directly income, especially an annual tax on personal income, is called what?   Income Tax  
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what does this definition describe? A tax deducted from employees paychecks that goes to pay for medical benefits for people over 65 years of age.   Medicare Tax  
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a company's total earning is called?   Net income  
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The money you get payed for working beyond your scheduled working hours is called?   Overtime Pay  
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A system in which the people who work for a company receive a direct share of the profits. What does this definition describe?   Profit sharing  
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What do you call the money you get paid on a monthly or a biweekly basis?   Salary  
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The money you can earn extra when you produce more sales etc. is called?   Sales Commissions  
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what type of tax do you pay when the tax is levied on both employers and employees used to fun the social security program?   Social Security Tax  
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The reduction of income that is able to be taxed, and is a commonly a result of expenses is called?   Tax Decution  
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The sum of money given to someone as a reward for their services is called?   Tips  
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What form does an employer have to send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of the year?   W2 From  
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what kind of form must be completed by an employee to indicate the tax situation to the employer.   W4 Form  
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The more allowances you claim, the less income tax will be withheld from your paycheck.   Withholding Allowance  
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