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: Work Compensation and Forms
personal finance
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Economics
10th Grade
03/25/2013

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Term
wage
Definition
The amount of money paid for a specified quantity of labor.
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salary
Definition
A set amount of money paid for a set period of time worked.
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commision
Definition
Income paid as a percentage of sales made by a salesman
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tip
Definition
Money paid by customers to those who provide services.
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bonus
Definition
Money paid in addition to base pay, either as a reward for performance or as 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 dirctly 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
The length of time for which an employee’s wages are calculated.
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gross pay
Definition
The total amount of money earned during the pay period before deductions.
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net pay
Definition
The amount of money left after all the deductions have been taken from the gross pay earned in the pay period.
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deduction
Definition
Money subtracted from gross pay for required taxes, employee insurance, and retirement benefits.
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federal withholding tax
Definition
The amount required by law for employers to withhold from earned wages to pay federal income taxes.
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state withholding tax
Definition
The percentage deducted from an individual’s paycheck to assist in funding government agencies within the state.
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FICA
Definition
Federal Insurance Contributions Act. This tax includes Social Security and Medicare. Social Security taxes are based on a 6.2 percentage of the employee’s gross income. Medicare is 1.45% of gross income.
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retirement plan
Definition
The amount an employee contributed each pay period to a retirement plan.
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medical
Definition
The amount taken from the employee’s paycheck for medical benefits.
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year-to-date deductions
Definition
The total of all deductions which have been withheld from an individual’s paycheck from January 1 to the last day of the pay period
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tax
Definition
A compulsory charge imposed on citizens by local, state, or federal governments.
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progressive tax
Definition
The higher the income, the higher the amount of taxes paid
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regressive tax
Definition
They impose a higher tax rate on those with lower incomes than those with higher
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Form W-2
Definition
States the amount of money earned and taxes paid throughout the previous year
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Form W-4
Definition
An employee’s withholding certificate---the information provided on this form determines the percentage of gross pay to be withheld for taxes
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Form I-9
Definition
Employment Eligibility Verification Form---the information on this form is for employers to verify the eligibility of individuals for employment.
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1099 Forms
Definition
Tax forms that report other sources of income earned during a tax year.
• 1099-INT- Interest income earned on savings and/or investment accounts during the previous year.
• 1099-DIV- Dividends earned on investments during the previous year.
• 1099-MISC- Income earned from self-employment, royalties, rent payments, unemployment compensation, and other sources.
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