Payroll taxes include federal, state, and local income taxes, federal and state unemployment taxes, and Medicare and Social Security taxes. They are automatically taken out of your paycheck every time you are paid, based on a flat, fixed tax rate for state and local income taxes and Medicare and Social Security taxes. For federal income taxes, the rate depends on your tax filing status and the number of withholding allowances you designate when you fill out federal tax withholding forms.
Peer-to-peer lending
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is the lending of money that occurs directly between parties without the involvement of a traditional financial institution. As such, it is very old and rather common. Its modern form was made possible by the Internet, and it has evolved to become a business activity of its own, with a profit motive.
Personal finance
Personal finance is economics on the family and individual levels. Get a basic introduction to it in this tutorial. Learn about goal-setting, financial action plans, various investments, and how small, everyday choices impact your financial life. Lees verder