Payroll Deductions
Tax Basics
Tax Forms
Income
Teacher Picks
100

Wages or salary before payroll deductions

What is Gross Income.

100

When are taxes due?

What is April 15th

100

When you begin a job, your employer will ask you to fill out this form for federal tax purposes.

What is W4

100

The income you receive from employment

What is Earned Income

100

Your take home pay

What is net income.

200

A federal program that pays for certain health care expenses for older citizens and others with disabilities.

What is Medicare.

200

What is CT sales tax?

What is 6.35%

200
Name the form to file your Federal Taxes

1040

200

is payment for work that is expressed as an annual figure.

What is Salary

200

Provide 2 examples of unearned income.

Unemployment Compensation, Alimony, Capital Gains, Dividends.

300

What is the payroll deduction percentage for social security?

What is 6.2%

300

An expense that can be subtracted from your taxable income.

What is tax deduction.

300

You will receive this form if you receive interest from bank accounts you own.

What is 1099-INT

300

What is CT current minimum wage 

What is $15.69

300

A tax that imposes a higher tax rate on those with higher incomes

What is progressive tax.

400

You are paid semi-monthly. How many pay periods do you have in 1 year?

24

400

What is the 2023 standard deduction?

$13,850

400

The form you fill out when you get a job to prove you are eligible to work in the US

I-9

400

The document that summaries your pay and taxes withheld typically attached to your check. If you have direct deposit, it is often emailed to you or printed.

Pay Stub

400

What is the greatest mandatory federal government expenditure?

What is Social Security

500

What does FICA stand for?

What is Federal Insurance Contributions Act

500

What is the full retirement age to receive social security if you were born in the year 2007

67

500

How long do you have to keep your tax records?

3 years Keep records for 3 years from the date you filed your original return or 2 years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later, if you file a claim for credit or refund after you file your return. Keep records for 7 years if you file a claim for a loss from worthless securities or bad debt deduction.

500

List 3 States with no income tax

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

500

You receive "non employee compensation" what form do you receive from the person who paid you?

1099MISC