Use of the term Anglo-Saxon begins with Walter Scott, as an adjective meant to differentiate the common people of England from the haughty and oppressive Norman-French aristocracy (the so-called Norman yoke).
Pretax Payroll Deductions. Pretax payroll deductions are qualified deductions that lower your employees' taxable wages. You subtract their contributions from their gross wages before figuring their tax withholding. Some pretax deductions reduce taxable wages for income tax; others reduce taxable wages for Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Pre-tax deductions are deductions that can be used to discount the amount of taxable wages a person will owe taxes on. Without these deductions, an individual, in most cases, would owe income taxes on all their gross wages. However, with these deductions, that amount is lowered, becoming a tax benefit.