Hearing depends on a series of events that change sound waves in the air into electrical signals. Your auditory nerve then carries these signals to your brain through a complex series of steps. Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through a narrow passageway called the ear canal, which leads to the eardrum.
However, if your child is 21 or older and you pay him $1,700 or more during the year, you can withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes from his pay. If you choose not to withhold the taxes, you must pay your adult childâs Medicare and Social Security taxes yourself.
What's the going rate? Surveys indicate that for over half of those children who report getting an allowance, the going rate is $5 to $20 per week. This site provides results of an ongoing survey that lists children's allowance by age and gender. The amount children are paid also increases with age.