Taxes (Forms)
Types of Tax Systems
Federal or State
Plans
100

Form 1040?

What is a form that U.S. taxpayers use to file their annual income tax return

100

Progressive Tax

What is a tax that takes a larger percentage of income from the wealthy than the poor taxpayers.

100

Sales, Property, and Excise Taxes.

State

100

Under the ACA, how long are you allowed to stay on your parents' health insurance?

Until the age of 26.

200

I-9?

What is a form to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

200

Regressive Tax

What is a tax that takes a higher percentage of income from the poor than from the rich.

200

Social Security, Disability, Elderly.

Federal

200

____is the nation’s healthcare plan for the elderly and disabled. It takes 1.45% of your gross income every paycheck.

Medicare

300

W-2?

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

300

Fixed Tax

Takes the same percentage of tax from wealthy and poor taxpayers.

300

Estate Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Gift Tax

Federal

300

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

400

W-4?

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

400

Tax Bracket

Divisions at which tax rates change in a progressive tax system

400
Personal Income Tax and Business Income Tax.

Both

400

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

Entitlement programs (Social security, Medicare, etc.)