A term that best best describes your gross pay after taxes are deducted is:
Take-Home Pay
Net Worth
Assets
Total Revenues
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The term that best describes money left over after paying taxes, fixed and other essential living expenses, is:
Net Pay
Net Surplus
Play Money
Discretionary Income
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The amount withheld by an employer from an employee's earnings. Typically includes income taxes, FICA taxes, Group Insurance, Pension Contributions, etc.
Excise Tax
Payroll Deductions
Indirect Tax
Proportional Tax
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A tax paid directly by an individual or organization to the government (property taxes, income taxes)
Indirect Tax
Direct Tax
Net Income
Sales Tax
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A tax paid to the government by one entity (like a business) in the supply chain, but is passed on to consumers as part of the price for the good/service. (sales tax)
Indirect Tax
Direct Tax
Progressive Tax
Proportional Tax
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A form of indirect tax, imposed by the government. Also known as a "consumption tax."
Income Tax
Capital Gains Tax
Progressive Tax
Sales Tax
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Also called "sin taxes," taxes paid on the purchase of goods to encourage or discourage societal behaviors.
Sales Tax
Progressive Tax
Proportional Tax
Excise Tax
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
Indirect Tax
Sales Tax
Progressive Tax
Regressive Tax
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A tax in which the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases.
Direct Tax
Proportional Tax
Regressive Tax
Progressive Tax
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An income tax in which the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable amount increases or decreases.
Progressive Tax
Indirect Tax
Proportional Tax
Regressive Tax
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
While we submit our tax filings to the IRS, where do our federal tax dollars actually go? (What department runs the IRS?)