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income and taxes
chapter 7
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Finance
10th Grade
05/07/2012

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earned income
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is the income you receive from employment
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wage
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is payment for work and is usually computed on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
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minimum wage
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is the lower hourly wage employers can pay most workers by law
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piecework income
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is a wage based on rate per unit of work completed
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salary
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is payment for work that is expressed as an annual figure
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commission
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is income paid as a percentage of sales made by a salesperson
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tip
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or gratuity is money paid for service beyond what is required
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bonus
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is money added to an employee's base pay
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compensation
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is the payment and benefits recieved for work performed
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employee benefit
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or fringe benifit is a form of nonmonetary compensation recieved in addition to a wage or salary
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gross income
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is wages or salary before payroll deductions
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payroll deduction
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is a subtraction from your gross income
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net income
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or take-home pay is your gross income (plus bonuses if you get them) minus payroll deductions
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unearned income
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is earnings from sources other than work
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interst
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is paid by financial instutions, businesses, and government in exchange for the use of customers money
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entitlement
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is a government payment or benifit promised by law to eligble citizens
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social security
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is a fedural program that provides income when earnings are reduced or stoped
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medicare
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is a fedural program that pays for certian health care expenses for older citizens and others with disibilities
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disibility
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is a limitation that affect a persons ability to function in major activities
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medicaid
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is government promgram that pays certian health care cost for eligible low income individuals and families
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form w-4
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employes withholding allowance
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form w-2
Definition
wage and tax statement
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tax deducction
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is an expense that can be subtracted from tax able income
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exemption
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is a tax benifit that reduces the amount of income that is taxed
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tax credit
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is an amount you can subtrat from the taxes you owe with if you are eligible
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FICA ( fedural insurance contributions Act)
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it is 7.65 percent of earning s
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