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Where did my Money Go?

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when a group of people form a business or organization and have rights and liabilities separate from the individuals involved

a)

Corporation

b)

Shareholder

c)

Asset

d)

Liability

2.
A _______tax system, or a ______ tax system, assesses the same tax rate to taxpayers regardless of income or wealth. It is meant to create equality between marginal tax rate and average tax rate paid. Under a proportional tax system, individual taxpayers pay a set percentage of their income regardless of total income earned.
a)
progressive, flat
b)
proportional, flat
c)
regressive, proportional 
3.

What government department collects personal income tax?

a)

Federal Government

b)

IRS

c)

Social Security Division

d)

Congress

4.

What are the four most common taxes that come out of a person’s payroll check?

a)

Federal Income Tax

b)

State Income Tax

c)

City/Local Income Tax

d)

Medicare Tax

e)

Social Security

5.

Money earned before deductions

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross Pay

c)

Net Tax

d)

Gross Tax

6.
Sales tax is __________ to the price
a)
subtracted
b)
added
c)
multiplied
d)
divided
7.

withheld from an employee’s wages or salary

a)

disposable income

b)

payroll taxes

c)

workers compensation

d)

earned income

8.

Required payments to a government

a)

Variable Cost

b)

Gross Monthly Income

c)

Taxes

d)

Income

9.

What is a W-2?

a)

Form your employer (boss) sends to you at the end of the year with the summary of what you have earned.

b)

Form you fill to determine how much money your employer(boss) will take from your check.

c)

Form that tells you how much your employer (boss) withheld from your check for the pay period.

d)

Form that informs everyone of your address and social security number.

10.

An organized group that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy.

a)

advocacy group

b)

special Interest group

c)

lobbying group

d)

pressure goup

e)

All of the above

11.

Sales tax is...

a)

A tax on the selling price of an item or service you purchase.

b)

Are objects you use to pin up a sale sign.

c)

A tax that is added to the balance of a savings account.

12.

This is a tax on each person’s earnings to finance the government's operations.

a)

estate tax

b)

property tax

c)

sales tax

d)

income tax

13.

Every level of government requires revenue ($) to pay for ___ goods and services provided by the government.

a)

Government

b)

Public

c)

Private

d)

Special

14.

What are the 3 types of taxes? (You must select all 3!)

a)

Income Tax

b)

Property Tax

c)

Tea Tax

d)

Sales Tax

e)

Stamp Tax

15.

What is the major source of revenue for the US federal government?

a)

Income tax

b)

Sales tax

c)

Property tax

16.

What kind of tax is Value Added Tax?

a)

Depends upon the types of goods and services

b)

Direct tax

c)

consumption tax

d)

None of the above

17.

Progressive Income tax...

a)

applies equally to every purchase.

b)

applies equally to every income.

c)

based on a taxpayer's income.

d)

based on a taxpayer's consumption

18.

The day at which point individuals have worked long enough in the year to pay their entire tax bill

a)

April 15

b)

December 31

c)

Tax Freedom Day

d)

Independence day