Economics Unit 4 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a special type of tax-favored retirement plan allowed for nonprofit entities(403(b) plans are only available to nonprofit organizations and government employers)
  2. 3. Health insurance coverage given to low income people and families.
  3. 4. Type of savings account that allows employees to put a portion of their pay towards health related costs
  4. 5. a special individual retirement account (IRA) where you pay taxes on money going into your account, and then all future withdrawals are tax free
  5. 6. Consumption tax imposed on the sale of goods and services
  6. 9. Profit gained from the sale of assets(like the resale value of a house)
  7. 11. A sum you can deduct from your taxable income to lower the the amount of taxes you owe
  8. 13. Tax on the market value of privately owned property
  9. 15. Money made through business(like selling a product)
  10. 17. Portion of a person income that can be spent, invested, or saved(includes things that are nonessential)
  11. 19. Assets a person owns(money and property)
  12. 21. tax-advantaged accounts that can be used to pay educational expenses from kindergarten through graduate school
  13. 22. Collected on the income of each individual earner
  14. 23. Money taken from your paycheck by the government to pay for government services.
  15. 26. Assets passed down to individuals after someone dies
  16. 27. A form employees fill out on their first day at a job. It lists information about the employee and their family so that the employer knows what to withhold and what deductions to give when filing taxes.
Down
  1. 1. Money given to those who have retired, lost a spouse, or to disabled workers
  2. 6. Tax taken by the state government
  3. 7. allows individuals to direct pre-tax income toward investments that can grow tax-deferred
  4. 8. a legislated tax on specific goods or services at the time they are purchased
  5. 10. Reduces the amount of income that is subject to income tax
  6. 12. a retirement savings plan that lets you invest a portion of each paycheck before taxes are deducted depending on the type of contributions made
  7. 14. Tax taken by and for the federal government
  8. 16. Someone you claim on your taxes because you financially support them (children/spouses/those who live with you)
  9. 17. Money left over after taxes and mandatory expenses have been subtracted
  10. 18. Public insurance program that provides health insurance for to those over 65, people with disabilities, or on dialysis/have kidney failure
  11. 20. an annual report to the IRS summarizing total income, deductions, and the taxes withheld by employers
  12. 24. Permanently leaving the workforce
  13. 25. Retirement plan that requires an employer to regularly contribute money to a worker's funds after retirement