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Taxes
Insurance/ Tax Terms
Stocks / Investing Terms
Insurance
100
TRUE/FALSE : When we file taxes we can take EITHER the itemized or standard deduction (whatever is higher) BUT never both.

TRUE

100

The form we fill out when hired at a new job to let them know how much taxes we want taken out of our check. 

W-4 form

100

We get these forms from our jobs around January to begin the tax return process. This forms are called ____.

W-2

100

TRUE/FALSE : The S&P 500 is the list of the lowest performing 500 companies on the stock market.

FALSE

100

the amount of liability protection offered to an individual through an insurance policy

Coverage

200

What is the decimal we can also use for the situation:

455 students out of 900 had a part time job last year.


(round to the nearest hundredth - 2 decimal places)

0.51

200

List 3 public resources paid for by tax dollars.

Roads, sidewalks, parks, fire department, police station, public health services, etc...

200

A fee paid for insurance coverage (paid monthly, annually, semi-annually)

Insurance Premium
200

What is the key factor that helps compound interest/growth work the way we want it to?

Time

200

A legal responsibility for the financial cost of another person's loss of injuries

Liability

300
Georgia completed her taxes and found she owes $1,940 in federal taxes. Her W-2 shows she already paid $4,440 for taxes in total. 


1. Does she owe or is she getting a refund?

2. How much?

Refund of 2,500

300

Explain the difference between Net Income and Gross Income.

Net : money we take home (after taxes)

Gross : money earned (before taxes)

300

the amount of money you will pay out of pocket before the insurance company will make a payment

Deductible

300

Never ______ in something you don't ________.

finance / invest / understand / enjoy

INVEST / UNDERSTAND

300

You are in a car accident and have $20,000 in bills total - your deductible is $5,000 and your insurance covers $10,000 in this incident. 

How much money is LEFT to pay? WHO pays the remaining?

$5,000 left - YOU pay

400

A tree hits your house causing $1500 damage. Your deductible is $400 and your insurance covers $900. How much do YOU have to pay TOTAL?

400 + remaining 200 = 600 total

400

Kiki receives a paycheck for 20 hours at a pay $25 per hour. She had $145 taken out of her check due to taxes. 

What is her gross pay? 

What is her net pay?

Gross : $500

Net : $355

400

Insurance that covers other person and car caused by a vehicle accident for which you are responsible


(collision / liability / personal protection / uninsured motorist / comprehensive)

Liability

400

Agatha set up a spreadsheet with a list of her stock investments. She recorded her purchase price per share and the number of shares she’d bought of each asset.

What new data would she need in order to determine the return on investment for her entire portfolio?

The price per share for each of her investments the day she wants to sell (today)

400

A form of financial protection that eases the financial burden people may experience as a result of illness or injury

Health Insurance

500

Emily deposits $200 into an investment account that doubles at the end of every decade. How much will Emily have at the end of 3 decades?


(200 is NOT the first decade)

$1600

500

Explain the difference between wage and salary.

Wage : fixed per hour amount

Salary : fixed pay for the year regardless of hours

500

FICA taxes includes : _________ & _________

Social Security & Medicare

500

Choosing different types of companies Century Link, Comcast, Mcdonalds, etc to protect yourself when investing. We call this ______________.

What is diversifying / diversification

500

A ____ deductible means lower premiums.

High