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national legislative body of U.S consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives as a continuous institution
Internal Revenue Service; federal bureau which collects taxes every year and turns money over to the Treasury Department to cover expenses of the U.S government
amount, based on percentage of one's taxable income, paid to the U.S and in some cases, to the state in which ones lives
amount, based on a percentage of a purchase, paid to the state and local governments in which one lives
amount, based on a percentage of property value, paid to the local governments and school districts in which one lives
tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods
amount, based on the value of one's estate, which one's heirs or beneficiaries will pay to the government upon one's death
tax imposed on the transfer of money or property from one living person to another by gift, payable by the donor
person who relies on another for financial support
amount deducted from a paycheck by an employer on the employee's behalf to pay federal income taxes based on the number of personal allowances claimed
Federal Insurance Contributions Act; a Social Security retirement tax
amount of income before taxes and other deductions
program under the U.S Social Security Administration which reimburses hospitals and physicians for medical care provided to qualifying people over 65 years old; paid for by a set percentage taken out of one's paycheck and paid to the federal government during working years
amount of income after taxes and other deductions; also known as take-home pay
government program which provides economic assistance to a person faced with unemployment, disability or old age; paid for by a set percentage taken out of one's paycheck and paid to the federal government during working years
monetary credit received on one's tax return for each person claimed as a dependent
amount paid before commission
fixed amount of money paid to a person on a regular basis for services rendered
sum of money given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation
payment for work done per hour
based hourly wage set by the federal goverment
salary range set by the government for all government jobs
payment for additional work done outside of regular working hours
amount of money one is paid at the beginning of a job
percentage paid of each sale, no base salary is available
amount of one's salary remaining after federal, state and often city income taxes and various other deductions have been withheld
fixed amount of money to a person on a regular basis
working on a contractual basis rather than being employed by a specific company, giving tax and income responsibility to the worker
social insurance program which provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to involuntary unemployed workers

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