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Friday, June 29, 2007

Fica Taxes

Unless an individual is self-employed, their social security taxes (to insure them for social security retirment benefits when they reach retirement age and to insure them for disability benefits should they become disabled prior to retirement age) are withheld from their paychecks by their employer. Social security taxes are otherwise known as fica taxes (fica stands for federal insurance contributions act).

How much is withheld from a paycheck by an employer to pay social security taxes? Employers are required to withhold 6.2 percent of a workers gross pay to account for social security taxes. Additionally, an employer must also take out a payroll tax of 1.45 percent to account for medicare.


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