Business Lvl 1 Flashcards
budget
plan for making and spending money
income
money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
expense
cost required for something; the money spent on something
savings
portion of income kept on consumption
financial literacy
knowledge and skillset needed to be an informed consumer and manage finances effectively
gross income
total amount of income from wages before any payroll deductions
net income
one take home pay after taxes and deductions
pay stub
piece of paper attached to a pay check showing what’s earned and what deduction is taken
Canadian Pension Plan (CPP)
Canadian government system in which you pay a percentage of your earnings to a fund providing income when one retire
Employment Insurance (EI)
government program partially protects unemployed worker’ income
Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA)
government agency dealing with personal and business tax and collects tax information and processes tax returns
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
paid on most goods and services, but isn’t applied to basic groceries, drug prescriptions, transporation
Statement of Remuneration Paid or T4
information revealing how much money one earned a year and how mcuh was withheld and remitted to the Canada Revenu Agency on the person’s behalf
interest
monetary charge for borrowing money, mostly a percentage, like annual percentage rates (APRs). It can be earned by lenders for using their funds/paid by borrowers for the use of the funds
chequing account
account serving mainly as medium exchange, paying little/no interest