Unit 4 Economics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The amount of money that an individual or household has to spend or save after federal, state, and local taxes and other mandatory charges are deducted.
  2. 6. Selective taxes on the sale or use of specific goods and services, such as alcohol and gasoline.
  3. 8. A dollar amount that can be deducted from an individual's total income, thereby reducing the taxable income.
  4. 10. Used to determine the amount your employer should withhold from your paycheck for federal income taxes.
  5. 11. An account to which you can contribute pre-tax or after-tax dollars.
  6. 13. Taxes that are based on the assessed value of your home.
  7. 15. An Individual Retirement Account to which you contribute after-tax dollars.
  8. 19. When the costs and/or revenues of one project/person depend on those of another.
  9. 22. A financial term describing the assets passed down to individuals after someone dies.
  10. 23. A savings account that you can use to pay for certain out-of-pocket medical expenses.
  11. 24. A direct tax levied by a state on income earned in or from the state.
  12. 25. A federal program in the U.S. that provides retirement benefits and disability income to qualified individuals and their spouses, children, and survivors.
  13. 26. An employer-sponsored retirement savings plan that offers significant tax benefits while helping you plan for the future.
  14. 28. A tax on any profit you make from the sale of a capital asset, such as property or equities.
  15. 29. A tax on your right to transfer property at your death.
Down
  1. 1. A retirement plan offered by public schools and certain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.
  2. 2. The total income produced by a given source
  3. 3. A type of retirement plan where employers promise to pay a defined benefit to employees for life after they retire.
  4. 5. An expense that can be subtracted from a taxpayer's gross income in order to reduce the amount of income that is subject to taxation.
  5. 7. When you leave the workforce behind.
  6. 9. A U.S. government health insurance program that subsidizes healthcare services.
  7. 12. A public health insurance program that provides health care coverage to low-income families and individuals in the United States.
  8. 14. A form on which a person or organization presents an account of income and circumstances, used by the tax authorities to determine liability for tax.
  9. 16. A type of tax governments impose on the income that businesses and individuals generate.
  10. 17. An investment account that offers tax-free withdrawals and other benefits when used to pay for qualified education expenses.
  11. 18. A tax imposed on the sale of goods and services.
  12. 20. The amount of money that you have left for spending, investing, or saving after you've paid your taxes and paid for personal necessities.
  13. 21. When the tax collected is credited to the country's government.
  14. 27. A mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses.