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The amount of money paid for a specified quantity of labor. |
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A set amount of money paid for a set period of time worked. |
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Income paid as a percentage of sales made by a salesman. |
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Money paid by customers to those who provide services. |
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Money paid in addition to base pay, either as a reward for performance or as a share of profit. |
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A form of payment to an employee. |
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An employer deposits the employee’s paycheck dirctly into the authorized employee’s depository institution account. |
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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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This part lists the paycheck deductions as well as other important information. |
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The length of time for which an employee’s wages are calculated. |
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The total amount of money earned during the pay period before deductions. |
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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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Money subtracted from gross pay for required taxes, employee insurance, and retirement benefits. |
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The amount required by law for employers to withhold from earned wages to pay federal income taxes. |
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The percentage deducted from an individual’s paycheck to assist in funding government agencies within the state. |
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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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The amount an employee contributed each pay period to a retirement plan. |
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The amount taken from the employee’s paycheck for medical benefits. |
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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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A compulsory charge imposed on citizens by local, state, or federal governments. |
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The higher the income, the higher the amount of taxes paid. |
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They impose a higher tax rate on those with lower incomes than those with higher. |
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States the amount of money earned and taxes paid throughout the previous year |
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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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Employment Eligibility Verification Form---the information on this form is for employers to verify the eligibility of individuals for employment. |
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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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