WorksheetsPF: Income and Employment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A person is able to receive earned income by:
Working for someone who pays you
Receiving retirement income
Receiving unemployment benefits
Receiving alimony
A person is able to receive unearned income by:
working for someone who pays you
receiving retirement income
receiving money from a business you own
being self-employed
Taxes taken out of your paycheck are referred to as:
earned income
unearned income
withholdings
free money
Total pay earned BEFORE taxes or deductions are taken out is
earned income
unearned income
gross pay
net pay
Total pay earned AFTER taxes or deductions are taken out is
earned income
unearned income
gross pay
net pay
When an individual's pay is based on the total number of hours worked, multiplied by the rate of pay per hour, the individual earns a(n)
hourly wage
annual salary
gross salary
net wage
When an individual's pay is based on a fixed compensation, received typically monthly or bi-weekly, the individual earns a(n):
hourly wage
annual salary
gross salary
net wage
The 'normal' amount of hours worked in a week and per year are:
40; 2040
40; 2080
38; 2038
42; 2042
When an employee works MORE than the normal amount of hours in a pay period, then the employee is paid a bonus for the extra hours over the usual amount. These hours are called
Extra time
More time
Over time
My time
The typical over time rate paid to employees who work additional hours over the normal work week is ______ times greater than the pay per hour.
1
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
The form you fill out when you start a job listing the number of exemptions you are claiming and identifying your marital status is:
W-4 Form
W-2 Form
1040 Form
1040N Form
The form that is used to complete the 1040 and 1040N tax returns is the
W-4 Form
W-2 Form
1040 Form
1040N Form
An example of a voluntary deduction is:
Health insurance
Social security
Federal income tax
State income tax
An example of a mandatory withholding is:
Health insurance
Social security
401(k) plan
Sales tax
Whether you receive your pay by check or direct deposit, your 'take-home' pay is listed as
net pay
federal withholding
pay rate
gross pay
Social security tax or FICA tax is taken our of your paycheck at the same percentage rate as all other workers in the United States.
True
False
An individual who claims 0 exemptions on the W-4 form will have less taken in taxes from their check than an individual who claims 1 exemption (assume same gross pay for each).
True
False
When you claim exempt from withholding on your W-4 form, you will get a refund of your taxes paid in during the year when you do your tax return.
True
False
In Nebraska, individuals who work will do two (2) income tax returns each year, one for federal income tax and one for state income tax.
True
False
The 1040N is the form used to file your state income tax return.
True
False
