income withholding
Employer-removed wages
Income withholding is the automatic deduction of money from wages or other earnings, typically to satisfy a legal obligation.
Employers withhold income taxes before paying employees.
Courts order income withholding to enforce child support or alimony: The judge ordered income withholding after he fell behind on payments.
Also called wage garnishment when collecting debts.
- payroll deductionSum subtracted from wages
- pay stubEarnings and deductions summary
- take home payEarnings after all deductions
- tax levyCompulsory government collection
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
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- Payroll Taxespayroll tax, payroll taxes, Medicare tax, FICA, employment tax
- support enforcementchild support, wage garnishment, garnishment, arrears, collection
- support lawchild support, alimony, spousal support, child maintenance, family support
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Returned excess withholding
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