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Taxes Test Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of your income or paycheck after any deductionslike taxes or insurance payments that are subtracted. This is your take-home pay.

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross Pay

c)

Income Tax

d)

Social Security Tax

2.

The entire amount of your income or paycheck before any deductions

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross pay

c)

Income Tax

d)

Social Security Tax

3.

money that wage earners pay the government to run the country. The amount of the tax depends upon how much you earn

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross pay

c)

Income Tax

d)

Social Security Tax

4.

a tax used to fund a program of the US government that gives money to elderly people. The elderly receive funds because the federal government has deducted money from each of their paychecks during the course of their working lives.

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross pay

c)

Income Tax

d)

Social Security Tax

5.

a bank account that pays you interest for keeping your savings in it. Banks use your money to make loans, so they pay you interest for the use of your money

a)

Savings Account

b)

Bank Account

c)

Debit Account

d)

Expense Account

6.

The largest three categories on which the federal government spends money.

a)

Health Care

b)

Military/defense

c)

Interest on the national Debt

d)

Scientific research

7.

I determine how much money is withheld from your paycheck for income taxes. Who am I?

a)

W-2 form

b)

I-9 form

c)

W-4 form

d)

1040 form

8.

Linzy has a part-time job that pay $10/hour. She works about 40 hours a month all year. Her withholdings are Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) and federal income tax (8%). What is her approximate net pay per month?

a)

$450

b)

$655

c)

$350

d)

$62.60

9.

Money that is owed.

a)

loan

b)

debt

c)

mortagge

d)

collateral

10.

You receive me when you start a job. You use me to prove that you are eligible to work in the US, and you must provide forms of identification when submitting me. Who am I?

a)

1040 form

b)

I-9 form

c)

W-4 form

d)

W-2 form

11.

Choose all of the following that are true about this paystub:

a)

Her net pay for the year so far is $536.16

b)

Ms. Smart is paid every other week

c)

Ms. Smart paid $9.32 towards Medicare in this pay period only?

d)

Ms. Smart doesn't have to pay state income tax in Utah.

12.

Tatiana is an employee. Which of the following is her responsibility?

a)

determine how much money to withhold based on W-4 information

b)

Requesting her W-2

c)

Completing a W-4

d)

Completing a W-2

13.

Which of the following statements if true about a W-2 form?

a)

Lists all of the money you earned in cash over the last year.

b)

The total wages you earned from all jobs worked in the previous year is listed on one W-2 form

c)

You need separate W-2 forms from each of your employers.

d)

Ms. Salwerowicz doesn't get paid enough money.

14.
What is Income Tax?
a)
Tax on Earned Income
b)
Tax on Unearned Income
c)
Tax on Earned and Unearned Income
d)
Taxes on the Wages you earn from your Employer
15.

Which of the following people would need to pay a 15.3% self-employment tax if they earn at least $750 in a year

a)

Natalia: selling home-made earrings on Etsy

b)

Gaby: mowing Ms. Salwerowicz's lawn

c)

Justin: babsitting his nephews

d)

Mahalya: working at Menchie's

16.
When you combine Medicare and Social Security what Tax do you have?
a)
FICO
b)
FICE
c)
FACE
d)
FICA
17.
When more money is spent than is earned or received you have a(n)...
a)
Surplus
b)
Deficit
c)
Budget
d)
Asset
18.

Julyana made $2000 last year working for a math tutoring company. She had $200 withheld in federal taxes. What will happen to Julyana if she doesn't file taxes in April?

a)

The IRS will automatically refund her $200 directly to her.

b)

The IRS will automatically refund her $200 to her parents.

c)

The IRS will fine Julyana $75 for not filing taxes.

d)

Nothing will happen, but Julyana will miss out on a potential refund.

19.

What was the best part of this unit?

a)

The online lessons

b)

the Turbotax simulation

c)

Getting out of doing actual math

d)

other

20.
Education enhances people's----
a)
Income
b)
Efficiency and Productivity
c)
Skills
d)
All of above