Money the government is authorized to remove from a worker's salary to help support government programs such as Social Security and Medicare

• A. Income Tax
• B. Sales Tax
• C. Payroll Tax
• D. Property Tax

Answer: (C)

Payroll tax is money taken directly from a worker’s paycheck to help fund programs like Social Security and Medicare. It’s usually withheld automatically by the employer and sent to the government, specifically earmarked for those social insurance programs. This is different from income tax, which is a broader portion of earnings used to fund many government activities; sales tax is added when you buy goods or services; and property tax is charged on the value of property you own. So the described deduction from wages for those programs is payroll tax.