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Taxes

Quiz by ASHLEY DAVIS

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    Which statement about sales tax is NOT true?
    You need to know the price of the item to determine the sales tax.
    The sales tax is based on the value of an item.
    The sales tax is the same as income tax.
    You can find the amount of sales tax in a sales tax table.
    30s
  • Q2
    The property tax in one town was $6.95 per $1,000 value in the year 2012. The tax increased to $7.71 per $1,000 value in 2013. What effect did that have on the property tax for a house with a value of $100,000?
    decrease $96
    increase $76
    decrease $695
    increase $791
    30s
  • Q3
    At the bookstore, the clearance shelf has a book about explorers. The book has a price tag of $4. The sales tax is $0.05 on every dollar. Which is the total cost of the book?
    $0.20
    $4.05
    $3.80
    $4.20
    30s
  • Q4
    Mark’s pay after taxes is $855.08. If his total earnings are $1,100, how much does Mark pay in payroll tax?
    $1,100
    $144.02
    $855.08
    $244.92
    30s
  • Q5
    Joe has two part-time jobs. At his first job, he earned $200 and paid $42 in payroll tax. At his second job he earned $175 and paid $24 in payroll tax. What is his pay after taxes?
    $351
    $303
    $158
    $309
    30s
  • Q6
    Miranda earns $450.75 at her part-time job. She pays $98.12 in federal income tax and $12.00 in other taxes. How can you determine Miranda’s pay after taxes?
    Subtract the amount earned from the sum of the taxes
    Subtract the sum of the taxes from the total earnings
    Subtract only the federal income tax from the total earnings.
    Add all the taxes.
    30s
  • Q7
    Arman works in a state with no state income tax. He earns $625 each week. He pays $38.45 in other taxes. His pay after taxes is $499.61. How much federal income tax does he pay?
    $86.94
    $38.45
    $76.90
    $88.72
    30s
  • Q8
    An employer is required to subtract a portion of a person's income and send it to the government.
    Sales tax
    property tax
    payroll tax
    income tax
    30s
  • Q9
    The tax money goes towards medicare.
    payroll tax
    sales tax
    income tax
    property tx
    30s
  • Q10
    determined by how much land a person owns
    payroll tax
    income tax
    sales tax
    property tax
    30s
  • Q11
    Based off of personal property
    income tax
    payroll tax
    property tax
    sales tax
    30s
  • Q12
    paid by the employee
    property tax
    sales tax
    income tax
    payroll tax
    30s
  • Q13
    property owners usually have to pay this tax
    income tax
    sales tax
    property tax
    payroll tax
    30s
  • Q14
    Tax on a service a person buys.
    property tax
    payroll tax
    sales tax
    income tax
    30s
  • Q15
    The tax money goes towards social security.
    property tax
    sales tax
    payroll tax
    income tax
    30s

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