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| payroll register | All deductions from employee wages are recorded in a _____. |
| payroll | The total amount earned by all employees for a pay period. |
| total earnings | The total pay due for a pay period before deductions. |
| payroll taxes | Taxes based on the payroll of a business. |
| withholding allowance | A deduction from total earnings for each person legally supported by a taxpayer, including the employee. |
| social security tax | A federal tax paid for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance. |
| tax base | The maximum amount of earnings on which a tax is calculated. |
| Medicare tax | A federal tax paid for hospital insurance. |
| payroll register | A business form used to record payroll information. |
| net pay | The total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions. |
| employee earnings record | A business form used to record details affecting payments made to an employee. |
| Social security tax | _____ is calculated on employee earnings up to a maximum paid in a calendar year |
| separate payroll cking acct | A(n)_______ is used primarily to provide additional protection and control payroll payments |
| Payroll time cards | ______ can be used as the basic source of information to prepare a payroll. |
| Total Earnings | _____ are sometimes referred to as gross pay or gross earnings. |
| marital status | The amount of income tax withheld from each employee's total earnings is determined from the number of withholding allowances and by the employee's ____. |
| more | A single person will have ____ income tax withheld than a married employee. |
| smaller | The larger the number of withholding allowances claimed, the _____ the amount of income tax withheld |
| pay period | The period covered by a salary payment. |
| salary | The money paid for employee services. |