Topic 2 Volcab Flashcards
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Tax rates that apply to income each text record range I’ll soon as marginal tax bracket
Marginal tax rate
One of six income range segments and which income is taxed at increasing rates also known as marginal tax rate
Marginal tax bracket marginal tax ratw
Yearly adjustments to tax brackets the reduce inflation is effects on tax brackets
Indexing
Total marginal rate reflects all taxes on a person’s income including federal state and local taxes as well Social Security and Medicare
Effective marginal tax rate
Proportion of total income paid and income taxes
Average tax rate
Compensation from all sources
Total income
Compensation for performing personal services
Earned income
Net income received from the sale of an asset above the costs incurred to purchase and sell it
Capital gain
Profit loss on the sale of an asset that is been held for more than a year
Long-term gain or loss
All income in the form of money, goods, service, property
Gross income
Income not subject to federal taxation
Exclusions
Allowable subtractions from gross income
Adjustments to income
Gross income less any exclusions and adjustments
Adjusted gross income AGI
I just been subtracted from gross income with her taxpayer itemizes deductions are not
Above the line deductions
Fixed amount that all taxpayers my subtract from the adjusted gross income if they do not itemize their deductions
Standard deduction
Legally permitted amount deducted from AGI based on the number of people that the taxpayers income supports
Exemption or personal exemption
Dollar for dollar decrease in tax liability also known as credit
Tax credit
Tax credit they can reduce ones tax liability only to zero if credit is more than tax liability access is not refunded
Non-refundable tax credit
Text credit they can reduce ones income tax liability to below zero with access being refunded to taxpayer
Refundable tax credit
Partially refundable tax credit up to $2500 a year to help defray college expenses for first four years of post secondary education
American opportunity tax credit
Non-refundable tax credit that may be cleaned every year for tuition and related expenses paid for all years post secondary undertaken to acquire or improve job skills
Lifetime learning credit
Refundable tax credit that may be claimed by workers with a qualifying child and in certain cases my child is workers
Earned income credit EIC
Reducing tax liability through legal techniques
Tax avoidance
Special tax return form maybe file to obtain deserved a refund or correct mistakes from past three years 1040 X
Amended return