Personal Finance Courses: Taxes

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1.
Many retirement plans are tax-deferred. This means that the earnings that build up in them are not taxed until you take them out.
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True. To be tax-deferred means that taxes are not levied until sometime later; in the case of retirement plans, that means when you finally take the money out.
2.
What type of tax increases as your income increases?
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Progressive tax. Income tax is an example of a progressive tax.
3.
Social Security is a federal _______.
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Retirement and disability income program.
4.
Several different tax forms that get sent to you will list the income you received during the year. Which of the following does NOT list income that you received?
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W-4. Your W-4 does not list income you received. But your W-2s and any 1099s you receive will.
5.
Tax adjustments, deductions and credits all have one thing in common. What is that?
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They reduce the amount of tax you have to pay. Adjustments, deductions and credits all reduce the amount of tax you have to pay. They all do this in different ways.