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Political Studies
12th Grade
03/11/2010

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Term
Income Tax
Definition
levied on taxable income(deduction, examptions)
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Exemptions
Definition
adjusted amount of money for inflation each year
Term
deductions
Definition
Charity, milage etc.
Term
deficit
Definition
Yearly amount by which spending exceeds revenue
Term
6
Definition
how many brackets?
Term
1/3
Definition
What is the fraction that an american spends on income taxes?
Term
Constitution
Definition

gives federal gov't broad power to set federal taxes

(article 1, section 8, clause 1.)

Term
Implied limits on taxes
Definition
Congress may not tax any govt function of a state or local gov't.
Term
Income Tax
Definition
#1 federal revenue
Term
progressive tax
Definition
based upon income
Term
tax day
Definition
april 15th
Term
based on gross income
Definition
total amont made before taxes
Term
net income
Definition
total amount of take home pay after bills
Term
Corporate tax income
Definition

tax on net income

(amount left over after deductions and cost of doing business)

Term
corporate tax income
Definition
complicated due to all the deductions allows
Term
churches and charitable foundations
Definition
no subjet to taxes
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excise tax
Definition
imposed on all assets of the estate before any transfers
Term
2009
Definition
limits is 3.5 million at 45%
Term
2010
Definition
limit is 0 at 0%
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2011
Definition
limit is 1 m illion at 55%
Term
gift tax
Definition
imposed on making a gift by a living person
Term
gift tax
Definition
levied on the amount that exceeds a yearly per person gift of $13,000
Term
Custom duties
Definition
tax on goods brought into the US
Term
Custom duties
Definition
Congress decides what to tax and at what rate
Term
protective tarriff
Definition
increase rates to have less competition from foreign markets
Term
Capital gains
Definition
profit that result from the sale or exchange of a capital asset over its purchase price
Term
SS tax
Definition
pay as you go
Term
OASD
Definition
Old Age, Survivors, and Disabilities Insurance
Term
Regressive tax
Definition
flat tax
Term
SS tax percentage paind by employee and employer
Definition
6.2%
Term
self employed SS insurance
Definition
12.4%
Term
benefit pay
Definition
based uopm how much you eanred during your working career
Term
62 years old
Definition
earliest someone can retire with benefits
Term
full retirement
Definition
67 years old
Term
medicare
Definition
health insurance plan for people who are 65 or older(or disabled at any age)
Term
percentage paid by employee and employer for medicare
Definition
1.45%
Term
self employed medicare
Definition
2.9%
Term
Medicaid
Definition
welfare partof it- health insurance low incomw-
Term
FICA
Definition
Federal insurance contributions act
Term
discretionary spending
Definition

specifucally controlled by congress and the president as to the amount of $ spent

(environment, education, military)

Term
madatory spending
Definition
80% of all federal spending fall into this category
Term
state taxes
Definition

income

estate

sales

CAT

liceanse tax

toll tax

severence tax-products from the earth

user charge-cell phones

Term
local taxes
Definition

liceanse tax-dog, hunting, fishing

income tax

user charge

seevrance tax

property tax

Term
property tax
Definition
schools add to tax rates
Term
property tax
Definition
is assessed for its value every 6 years
Term
property tax
Definition
usually assessed less than the market value (35% of the value)
Term
property tax
Definition
must be paid by june first of a 5% penalty is imposed
Term
expressed limits on taxes
Definition
congress can set taxes for public purpose only
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expressed limits on taxes
Definition
may not tax exports
Term
expressed limits on taxes
Definition
direct tax-paid directly to the gov't by the people
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