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Income and Taxes
Income and Taxes
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Finance
10th Grade
05/07/2012

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Term
EARNED INCOME
Definition
Income from employment
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WAGE
Definition
Payment in exchange for an employees labor or services.
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MINIMUM WAGE
Definition
Lowest hourly wage employeres can pay most workers by law.
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PIECEWORK INCOME
Definition
A wage that is based on a rate per unit or item completed
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SALARY
Definition
Payment for work that is expressed as an annual figure
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COMMISSION
Definition
Income paid an as pecentage of sales made by a sales person
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TIP
Definition
Money paid for service beyond what is required
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BONOUS
Definition
Money added to an employees base pay
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COMPENSATION
Definition
Payment and benefits recieved for work
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EMPLIYEE BENEFIT
Definition
A form of nonmonetary compaensation recievced in addition to a wage or salary
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GROSS INCOME
Definition
A worker's earnings before deductions
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PATROLL DEDUCTION
Definition
An amount subtracted from gross income
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FICA
Definition
Law that requires the collection of social security  payroll taxes
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NET INCOME
Definition
Gross incomeminus payroll deductions
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UNEARNED INCOME
Definition
Earnings from sources other than work
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INTREST
Definition
Payments from financial institutions, buisnesses, and government to use customer's money
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ENTITLEMENT
Definition
A government payment or benefit promised by law to eligible citizens, such as Social Security and Medicare benefits, unemplyment benefits, vetern's services, food stamps, and housing assistance
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Definition
Federal governments program for providing income when earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, disability, or death
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MEDICARE
Definition
Federal government program administered by the staes that help pay the medical expenses od people 65 and older and others with certain abilities
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DISABILITY
Definition
A limitation that affects a person's ability to function in major life activities
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MEDICADE
Definition
Governemtn program administered by the states that pays certain health care costs for eligible low-income individuals and families
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FORM W-2
Definition
Wage and tax statement that states the amount an employee was paid in the previous year
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FORM W-4
Definition
Employee's wothholding allowance cerrtificate that tells the employer how much tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck
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TAX DECUCTION
Definition
An expense that can be subtracted from a worker's taxable income
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EXEMPTION
Definition
Tax benefit that reduces the amount of income a person is taxed on
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TAX CREDIT
Definition
An amount that can be subtracted from the taxes a worker owes, if eligible
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