Business Name

Vocabulary Review III

Income other than that gained from work performed—Dividends and Interest on Investment accounts for example.

IRS online e-file uses automation to replace most of the manual steps used to process paper returns. 

withholding

e-file

unearned income

exempt

Earned Income

Free from withholding of Federal Income tax.  Doesn’t exempt a person from paying other taxes, like a social security tax.

Money that must generally be reported on a tax return.

gross income

A person who relies on someone else for support.

dependent

Spending and income records and items to keep for tax purposes including paycheck stubs, statements of interest and dividends earned, and records of gifts, tips and bonuses.

financial records

Amounts that may be subtracted from earned income

deduction

A subtraction from income for interest paid on a student loan to a maximum of $2500 (2004).

Student loan interest deduction

Pay as you earn taxation—employers withhold taxes from the employee (your) paycheck.

Includes (your) employee wages tips and salaries.;  Taxable income.

The amount borrowed, or the unpaid amount owing on a loan.  Interest is calculated on the unpaid principal

The fee charged by a lender for the use of borrowed money.