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Adulting 10.1 Quizzez

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are taxes?

a)

a mandatory charge by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services.

b)

money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt.

c)

An award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support

d)

A form of debt incurred by an individual or other entity.

2.

Why are taxes important?

a)

Provide revenue for federal, local, and state governments to fund essential services

b)

To benefit private owned industries

c)

To benefit the poor and directly pay them

d)

Provide money for the government officials to spend on whatever they'd like.

3.

What is Gross Income?

a)

The amount of that which one's income increases upon promotion.

b)

The income that is lost to taxes

c)

The total amount of money you can earn.

d)

The maximum amount of money you can make at your job.

4.

What is net income?

a)

The same thing as your net worth

b)

The amount of money one gets to keep after taxes and other expenses

c)

The amount of money one has before taxes and other expenses

d)

The amount of tax that is taken off your salary

5.

What is net-income also called?

a)

Take-Home pay

b)

Grant

c)

Withholdings

d)

Desired pay

6.

How often should you file income tax?

a)

Once a week

b)

Once a month

c)

Once every 6 months

d)

Once a year

7.

What are withholdings?

a)

a one-year period that governments or companies use for financial reporting​​​​​​​

b)

the portion of an employee’s pay held back to cover taxes and other deductions​​​​​​​

c)

what a person earns after payroll taxes and other deductions are taken out; often referred to as take-home pay​​​​​​​

d)

the total amount of debt a country owes to companies and other countries as a result of deficit spending

8.

What is a Fiscal Year?

a)

The year with no taxes for certain income group.

b)

a one-year period that private companies take a portion of your tax

c)

The period in a year which one must file taxes.

d)

a one-year period that governments or companies use for financial reporting​​​​​​​

9.

What is a deficit spending?

a)

The amount of money that is not fully paid by company

b)

The amount spent for taxes

c)

spending more than you earn; an economic policy in which the government spends public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation​​​​​​​

d)

The amount you lack to purchase a certain item.

10.

What is national Debt

a)

the total amount of debt a country owes to companies and other countries as a result of deficit spending

b)

The amount of money you owe for the country

c)

The total amount of the debt that the whole nation owes to the US

d)

The amount of taxes yet to be payed.