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Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
Completed by the employee and used by the employer to determine the amount of income tax to withhold.
Income taxes
Taxes on income, both earned (salaries, wages, tips, commissions) and unearned (interest, dividends). Income taxes can be levied on both individuals (personal income taxes) and businesses (business and corporate income taxes).
Employee
Works for an employer. Employers can control when, where, and how the employee performs the work.
Dependent
A person, other than the taxpayer or spouse, who entitles the taxpayer to claim a dependency exemption.
Estate and Gift Tax
One of the oldest and most common forms of taxation is the taxation of property held by an individual at the time of their death. Such a tax can take the form, among others, of estate tax (a tax levied on the estate before any transfers). An estate tax is a charge upon the decedent's entire estate, regardless of how it is disbursed.
Limited Liability Company
An LLC may be classified for Federal income tax purposes either as a partnership, a corporation, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from its owner by applying the rules in Regulations section 301.7701-3. See Form 8832, Entity Classification Election, for more details.
Gross income
Money, goods, services, and property a person receives that must be reported on a tax return. Includes unemployment compensation and certain scholarships. It does not include welfare benefits and nontaxable Social Security benefits.
Excise tax
A tax on the sale or use of specific products or transactions.
Exemptions
Amount that taxpayers can claim for themselves, their spouses, and eligible dependents. There are two types of exemptions-personal and dependency. Each exemption reduces the income subject to tax. The exemption amount is a set amount that changes from year to year.
Family daycare providers
A family daycare provider is a person engaged in the business of providing family daycare.
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