3. List three taxes that people may have to pay on their income.
4. What do the following stand for: (a) PAYE
(b) USC (c) PRSI
5. Identify the one thing you have to do to pay Value Added Tax (VAT). 6. What is the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion? 7. List five things that taxes are used to pay for.
8. Jane has statutory and non-statutory deductions from her wages. What is a (a) Statutory deduction?
(b) Non-statutory deduction?
9. What is a payslip? 10. What are tax credits?
Critical Thinking Skills 1. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. True False
(a) All employees must receive a payslip with their wages / salary. q q (b) Working overtime allows people to earn extra money. (c) PRSI is a non-statutory deduction.
(d) An unemployed person receives commission. (e) Tax evasion is legal.
(f) Gross pay is the amount of money earned before any deductions are made.
(g) Trade union membership is a statutory deduction. (h) Net pay is income before tax is deducted.