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Chapter 2 Vocab
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Accounting
10th Grade
10/18/2012

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Minimum Wage
Definition
The lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement. ($7.25)
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Commission
Definition
A fee charged for making a sale
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Benefits
Definition
Receive an advantage; profit; gain
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Sick Leave
Definition
Leave of absence granted because of illness.
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Retirement Plan
Definition
Pension plan: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement.
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Overtime Pay
Definition
Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours. Typically over 40 hours a week.
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Entrepreneur
Definition
A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on financial risk to do so. Business owner
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Disposable Income
Definition
Income remaining after deduction of taxes and other mandatory charges, available to be spent or saved as one wishes.
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Personal Leave
Definition
Paid absence given to employee
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Profit Sharing Plan
Definition
Gives employees a share of profits of the company
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Gross Pay
Definition
The money you receive before making any deductions
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Net Pay
Definition
The remaining amount after deductions from the gross salary
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Exemption
Definition
The process of exempting a person from paying taxes on a specified amount of income for themselves and their dependents
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Dependent
Definition
You must claim the child you are taking care of
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Social Security Tax
Definition
The tax levied on both employers and employees used to fund the Social Security program. Usually paid in a type of payroll.
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Medicare Tax
Definition
Taxes withheld from a person's check and put aside for retirement Medicare plan.
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Worker's Compensation
Definition
Money an employee makes after getting hurt on the job.
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Form W-2
Definition
 
The form that an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year. The W-2 form reports an employee's annual wages.
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Form 1040EZ
Definition
the easiest to complete, but may be used only by single people claiming only themselves as a personal exemption, with income only from wages, salaries, and tips, and no more than $1,500 of interest income.
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Unearned Income
Definition
Incomed earned from a source other than work
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Dividends
Definition
A sum of money paid regularly (typically quarterly) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves).
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In-Cash Payments
Definition
Payments paid in cash form
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UseTaxes
Definition
Excise tax levied in the United States
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Sales Taxes
Definition
Taxes paid on taxable items.
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Interest
Definition
The price paid for borrowed money
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Transfer Payment
Definition
 
A payment made or income received in which no goods or services are being paid for, such as a benefit payment or subsidy
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In-Kind Payment
Definition
The use of good or service in payment instead of money
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Excise Tax
Definition
Tax measured by the amount of business done.
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Property Tax
Definition
a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property.
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