List the Three Ways in Which Clearinghouses Are Paid

question 43

Essay

List the three ways in which clearinghouses are paid.

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Definitions:

Average Tax Rate

The portion of an individual's overall income that goes towards taxes, determined by dividing the sum of taxes paid by the total income of the taxpayer.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which the last dollar of income is taxed, indicating how much of an additional dollar of earnings will be taken as tax.

Taxable Income

The amount of income used to determine how much tax an individual or a company owes to the government, after all deductions and exemptions.

Social Security Tax

A tax that funds the Social Security program, which provides retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.