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Tax Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods, especially luxuries and cars.

a)

Excise Tax

b)

Estate Tax

c)

Exercise Tax

d)

Imposed Tax

2.

Taxable income or investment on which no tax is collected.

a)

Left out

b)

Forgiven Tax

c)

Exemptions

d)

Oops I missed Tax

3.

a tax imposed on a decedent's property, assessed on the gross estate prior to distribution to the heirs.

a)

Excise Tax

b)

Income Tax

c)

Exemption Tax

d)

Estate Tax

4.

Form W-2

a)

government form used to verify that you are a citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States.

b)

a summary of employee earnings and deductions from employer

c)

If you earn less than $100,000 a year.

5.

Federal Insurance and Contributions Act: The government agency that oversees payroll taxes that fund government services, such as Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%).

a)

Flat

b)

FICA

c)

Income Tax

d)

Form W-4

6.

A single tax rate that applies to everyone obligated to pay the tax. Ex. Sales taxes are flat taxes.

a)

Flat

b)

FICA

c)

Gift

d)

Real Estate Tax

7.

Form I-9

a)

government form used to verify that you are a citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States.

b)

If you earn less than $100,000 a year.

c)

reports income on which tax was not withheld.

8.

withholding allowance form employee fills out for employer

a)

Form W-2

b)

Form W-9

c)

Form W-4

d)

Form J-5

9.

Form 1040EZ

a)

Taxable income or investment on which no tax is collected

b)

a summary of employee earnings and deductions from employer

c)

If you click this one you are wrong.

d)

If you earn less than $100,000 a year.

10.

Form 1099

a)

This is the wrong answer so please choose another option. Thank you

b)

Form to record your money after you make it

c)

reports income on which tax was not withheld.

d)

government form used to verify that you are a citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States.

11.

a tax imposed on the transfer of money or property from one living person to another by gift, payable by the donor (the giver).

a)

Present

b)

Transfer Of Goods

c)

Gift

d)

I don't know bro

12.

Tax levied on income, both earned (wages, salaries, commission) and unearned (dividends, interest, rents (ex. Landlord))

a)

Income Tax

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Restricted Tax

d)

Property Tax

13.

Real Estate Tax

a)

You just read all of this and its not the right answer.

b)

A tax assessed on real estate by the local government. The tax is usually based on the value of the property (including the land) you own.

c)

House Tax

d)

Social Security

14.

a tax levied on the right of an heir to receive a decedent's property, the rate being a percentage of the value of the property.

a)

Family Tax

b)

Inheritance

c)

Why Me Tax

d)

Property exposed tax

15.

Social Security

a)

Tax used to pay for Security

b)

The tax levied on both employers and employees used to fund the Social Security program.

c)

The tax to help make everyone feel comfortable

d)

The tax used to throw an economic social

16.

the annual amount of taxes paid on real or personal property.

a)

Property Tax

b)

Personal Belonging Tax

c)

Sales Tax

d)

Don't Worry about it

17.

a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller.

a)

Sales Tax

b)

Property Tax

c)

Income Tax

d)

Right On Tax

18.

Amount owed on yearly total taxable income.

a)

Median Tax

b)

Taxes Owed

c)

Tax Responsibility

d)

Tax Liability

19.

Government incentives that reduce taxes owed dollar-for-dollar. A $1,000 tax credit means $1,000 less in taxes owed for the year

a)

Tax Forgiveness

b)

Taxable Income

c)

Tax Credit

d)

Tax Break

20.

Tax Return

a)

It is a way for the government to assess whether the appropriate amount of taxes have been paid given income.

b)

do you really think this is the right answer?

c)

people you support financially for tax purposes

d)

worker's earnings paid to the government by their employers

21.

Dependents

a)

Name of a Lil Webbie Song

b)

people you consider close friends

c)

people you support financially for tax purposes

d)

Amount owed on yearly total taxable income.

22.

worker's earnings paid to the government by their employers

a)

Standard Income

b)

Compensation

c)

Sales Taxes

d)

Payroll Taxes

23.

Allowances

a)

people you support financially for tax purposes

b)

a number calculated on the W-4 form for taxes withheld

c)

the amount of money you gross (total) minus your deductions

24.

Tax-deferred income

a)

income to be taxed at a later date, such as interest/earnings from a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

b)

Also known as Certificate of Deposit aka CD

c)

Money that works for you

d)

Getting a lot of interest

25.

the amount of income that is taxed after all deductions but before tax credits.

a)

Taxable Income

b)

Compensation

c)

Standard Income

d)

Payroll

26.

Households and businesses give a certain amount of their income to the government in the form of taxes. The government—federal, state, or local— then spends this revenue on items it deems necessary for society, putting money back into the economy.

a)

Taxes

b)

Budget

c)

Withholding

d)

Compensation

27.

employer deductions from employees to pay such as taxes

a)

AGI

b)

Tax

c)

Withholding

d)

Gains Tax