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Chapter 7
Income and Taxes
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Finance
11th Grade
05/07/2012

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Term
Earned Income
Definition
income recieved from employment.
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Wage
Definition
payment for work which is calculated on a hourly, weekly, or piecework basis.
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minimum wage
Definition
is the lowest hourly wage employers can pay most workers by law.
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piecework income
Definition
is wage based on a rate per unit of work completed
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salary
Definition
is payment for work based off an annual figure
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commission
Definition
is income paid as a percent of sales made by a sales person.
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tip
Definition
is money paid for service outside of what is necessary.
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bonus
Definition
money added to an employees base pay
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compensation
Definition
the payment and benefits recieved for work performed
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employee benefit
Definition
or fringe benefits a form of non monetary compensation
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Gross income
Definition
wages or salary before payroll deduction
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payroll deduction
Definition
subtraction from your gross income
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FICA(Federal Insurance Contributions Act)
Definition
social security tax
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Net income
Definition
take home pay this is your gross income plus bonuses minus payroll deductions
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unearned income
Definition
earnings from sources other than work
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interest
Definition
paid by financial institutions
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entitlement
Definition
government payment or benefit promised to eligable citizens
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social security
Definition
federal program which provides income when earnings are reduced or ceased
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medicare
Definition
federal program which pays for people in need of medical care
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disability
Definition
a limitation that prevents someone from performing efficiently
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medicaid
Definition
a federal program which helps people in need of medical care
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Form W-4
Definition
tells employers how much to withold from your paycheck
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Form W-2
Definition
it states how much you were paid during the previous year
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tax deduction
Definition
is an expense that is subtracted from federal income
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exemption
Definition
a tax benefit that reduces the amount of tax that is income taxed
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tax credit
Definition
the amount you subtract from taxes owed
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