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Ms Loveless's class NCS

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Deduction   A sum of money that is or may be deducted.  
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Disposable income   Income after taxes that is available to you for saving/spending  
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Employee benefits   non-wage compensations provided to employees in addition to normal wages.  
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Entrepreneur   a risk taker who goes on a business venture for profit  
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Exemptions   a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of status (blind, senior, etc.)  
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Human capital   a way of defining and categorizing people's skills and abilities as used in employment and otherwise contribute to the economy  
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Human resources   people that staff and operate an organization  
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Incentives   a factor that enables or motivates a particular course of action or effort  
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Income   the financial gain occurring over a period of time  
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Labor unions   an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals  
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Medicare   health care for the aged- a federally administered system of health insurance for those over 65  
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Payroll deductions   reduction of amounts paid to a worker from the worker’s earnings  
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Social security   social welfare program- old age and survivor’s insurance, unemployment insurance, old age assistance  
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Worker’s compensation   insurance for employees that get ill or injured on the job  
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Fixed expenses   always the same amount owed every month (rent, car payments)  
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Variable expenses   costs that change from month to month (gas, food)  
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Periodic expenses   not every month (birthday gifts, car repairs)  
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Cash flow   the money you have going in and out  
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Gross income   total amount of income before deductions  
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Net income   paycheck after deductions (what you deposit or cash in)  
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4 federal tax deductions   Federal income tax, state income tax, social security, medicare tax  
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Federal income tax   a fee to support the federally funded government programs and is paid to the IRS  
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State income tax   a fee collected and paid to the state revenue department to support state programs and is paid to the state revenue department to support state programs  
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Social security tax   is collected to fund this federal fund which provides for old age, survivors, and disabled  
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Medicare   is collected to fund the hospital insurance  
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