Match the Terms with the Definitions

question 14

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the definitions.
-Employers determine the amount to withhold from an employee's gross pay for a specific time period from the appropriate wage-bracket table provided by the Internal Revenue Service.

• A)direct deposit
• B)electronic system
• C)employee
• D)employee earnings record
• E)Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• F)FICA taxes
• G)gross pay
• H)independent contractor
• I)manual system
• J)net pay
• K)payroll processing center
• L)payroll register
• M)salary
• N)wage-bracket method
• O)wages
• P)withhol ding allowance

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Definitions:

Compound-Interest

Interest calculated on the initial principal, which also includes all of the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan.

Guaranteed Interest Rates

Interest rates promised to remain constant over a defined period, often associated with savings instruments like fixed deposits.

Maturity Value

The amount payable to an investor at the end of a fixed term investment.

Financial Planning

The process of creating strategies for managing finances to achieve personal financial goals.