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PERSONAL FINANCE. VOCABULARY (Use a computer or dictionary to define). Entrepreneur Profit Sales Tax Income Tax Property tax Credit Invest Interest Incentive. I. Entrepreneurship. I. Entrepreneurship.
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VOCABULARY (Use a computer or dictionary to define) • Entrepreneur • Profit • Sales Tax • Income Tax • Property tax • Credit • Invest • Interest • Incentive
I. Entrepreneurship • Entrepreneur – person who takes a risk to develop new goods and services by starting a business. • The incentive to take such risks is the opportunity for profit.
I. Entrepreneurship • Examples of Georgia-based businesses include: • Coca-Cola • Delta Airlines • Georgia-Pacific • Home Depot
I. Entrepreneurship • These businesses provide jobs for thousands of Georgians and a tax base for Georgia’s government to provide services for citizens.
III. Three Levels of Taxes Federal Tax Collection Federal Service Distribution
III. Three Levels of Taxes State Tax Collection State Service Distribution
III. Three Levels of Taxes Local Taxes Collection Local Service Distribution
III. Financial Choices • Interest – money received in exchange for the right to borrow money. • This can be positive or negative. • Credit – borrowing money to pay off an item. This requires that you pay interest. • Invest – letting somebody else (bank, company) borrow money. They pay you interest(dividends).