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Chapter 7
personal finance
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Finance
12th Grade
05/07/2012

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Earned income
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is the income you recieve from emloyment
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wage
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is payment for work and is usually computed on an hourly, daliy, or piecework basis
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minimum wage
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is thelowest hourly wage employers can pay most workers by law
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piecework income
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is a wage based on a rate per unit of work completed
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Salary
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is a 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 received for work performed
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employee benefit
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or frigle benefit, is a form of nonmonetary compensation received i addition to 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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FICA(Federal Insurance Contributions Act)
Definition
the law that requires the collection of social security payroll taxes
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net income
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is your gross income minus payroll deductions
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unearned income
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is earnings from sources other than work
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interest
Definition
is paid by financial institutios,businesses, and government in exchange for the use of customers money
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entitlement
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is a goverment payment or benefit promised by law to eligible citizens
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Social security
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is a federal program that provides income when earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, serious illness or injury, or death
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Medicare
Definition
is a federal program that pays for certain health care expenses for older citizens and others with disabilities
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Disability
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is a limitation that affects a person's ability to function in major life activites
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Medicaid
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is a government program that pays certain health care costs for eligible low-income individuals and families
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form W-4
Definition
tells employer how much to withhold from your paychecks as payroll deductions
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form W-2
Definition
states the amounts of income, social security, and Medicare taxes withheld from your income during the year
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tax deduction
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is an expense that can be subtracted from taxable income
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exemption
Definition
is a tax benefit that reduces the amount of income that is taxed
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tax credit
Definition
is an amount you can subtract from the taxes you owe, if you are eligible
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