Taxes
Define the following terms
define the following terms Part 2
Fun Facts
100

Payments people are required to pay to local, state and national governments

Taxes

100
  • Job

An activity through which an individual can earn money

100
  • Form 1040

A form that U.S. taxpayers use to file their annual income tax return

100
  1. A document that a job applicant creates to itemize education, qualifications, and experience for a position.

Resume

200

This is a tax paid to fund payments to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Program. An employee pays 6.2% in taxes, and an employer pays another 6.2% in taxes.

Social Security Tax

200
  • Human capital

The skills, knowledge, and experiences possessed by an individual

200
  • W-2

A form the employer fills out each tax year to record how much an employee was paid and how much tax was withheld

200
  1. This type of tax system takes a higher percentage of income from the poor than the rich

Progressive Tax System

300

True or false: you can avoid paying student loans by filing for bankruptcy.

False-The only way out of student loans is death

300
  • Transferable skills

Skills that can be applied to multiple personal and professional roles

300
  • I-9

A form to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States

300
  1. This is a tax paid after a very wealthy person dies.

Estate Tax

400

This is a list of income levels and tax rates at different levels. It is the system by which we are taxed in America.

Tax Brackets

400
  • Networking

Interacting with others to develop business or professional relationships

400
  • W-4

A form the employee fills out upon hiring to let an employer know how much to withhold from their paychecks for taxes.

400

This is the largest category of expenses of the federal government.

Entitlement programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security)

500

This is a tax on money or property that one person gives to another.

Gift Tax

500
  • Resume

A formal that a job applicant creates to itemize education, qualifications, and experience for a position

500


  1. What is the difference between a refundable tax credit and a non-refundable tax credit?

If a refundable credit exceeds the amount of taxes owed, the difference is paid as a refund. If a nonrefundable credit exceeds the amount of taxes owed, the refund is lost.

500

Interacting with others to develop business or professional relationships is called

Networking

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