In What Way Is the Social Security Payroll Tax Regressive

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Essay

In what way is the Social Security payroll tax regressive?

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Definitions:

Intraperiod Tax Allocation

The allocation of income taxes within a single financial reporting period among continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and prior period adjustments.

Interperiod Tax Allocation

An accounting technique that aims to match taxes paid with the revenues causing the tax, over periods affected by timing differences in recognizing certain items for tax and accounting purposes.

Net Income

The amount of money a company earns after deducting all its expenses, taxes, and losses from its total revenue.

Prior Period Adjustments

Prior period adjustments are corrections made to a company's financial statements for errors or omissions in previously reported periods.