A fuller guide to this term is on the way. In the meantime, the related terms below explain the ideas around it.
Related Brickyard terms
- W-2A form your employer sends each year showing how much you earned and how much tax was withheld from your pay.
- WithholdingMoney your employer takes out of each paycheck and sends to the government toward your expected tax bill.
- Filing StatusA category based on your marital and household situation that affects your tax rates, deductions, and eligibility.
- Tax RefundMoney the government returns to you when you paid more tax during the year than you actually owed.
- Payroll TaxTaxes taken out of wages to fund programs like Social Security and Medicare, paid by both worker and employer.
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