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Accounting
9th Grade
04/05/2012

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Wage
Definition
Amount of money paid for a specified quantity of labor; ex: hour
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Salary
Definition
Set amount of money paid for a set period of time worked
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Commission
Definition
Income paid as a percentage of sales made by a salesman
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Tips (Gratuity)
Definition
Money paid by customers to those who provide services
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Bonus
Definition
Money paid in addition to base pay;reward for performance or a share of profit
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Paycheck
Definition
A form of payment to an employee
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Direct deposit
Definition
An employer deposits the employee’s paycheck directly into the authorized employee’s depository institution account
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Payroll card
Definition
A prepaid card that is offered to employees as an alternative to paper paychecks or directly depositing wages into an employee’s depostiory institution
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Paycheck stub
Definition
This part lists the paycheck deductions as well as other important information.
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Pay period
Definition
Length of time for which an employee’s wages are calculated
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Gross pay
Definition
Total amount of money earned during the pay period before deductions
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Net pay
Definition
Amount of money left after all the deductions have been taken from the gross pay earned in the pay period, aka “take home pay”
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Deductions
Definition
Money subtracted from gross pay for required taxes, employee insurance, and retirement benefits; may be voluntary or mandatory
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Federal withholding tax
Definition
Amount required by law for employers to withhold (deduct) from earned wages to pay federal income taxes
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State withholding tax
Definition
Amount deducted from an individual’s income to assist in funding government agencies within the state
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