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  2. Social Security Wage Base - Wikipedia

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    See here for a complete historical list of the Social Security Wage Base. (**) Since 1990, the employer & employee share has usually been 6.2% each for a 50/50 split of the 12.4% combined total. The changes shown below applied In 2011 and 2012 when the rates were temporarily lowered to 4.2% for the employee (but remained at 6.2% for the employer).

  3. Federal Insurance Contributions Act - Wikipedia

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    Since 1990, the employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax has been 6.2% of gross compensation up to a limit that adjusts with inflation. [a] [9] The taxation limit in 2020 was $137,700 of gross compensation, resulting in a maximum Social Security tax for 2020 of $8,537.40. [7]

  4. History of Social Security in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Congressional amendments to Social Security took place in even numbered years (election years) because the bills were politically popular, but by the late 1970s, this era was over. For the next three decades, projections of Social Security's finances would show large, long-term deficits, and in the early 1980s, the program flirted with ...

  5. What Is the FICA Tax Rate? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    However, that changes for high earners, just like it does for FICA taxes, with your Social Security taxes only applying to the first $142,800 in earnings and an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on ...

  6. FICA Tax Rate for 2023-2024: Everything You Need To Know - AOL

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    A type of payroll tax known as FICA funds a significant portion of these programs. ... It changes from year to year; the max Social Security taxable income for tax-year 2023 is $162,300, and for ...

  7. Medicare and Social Security funding: FICA taxes and trust ...

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    This cap means that high-income earners don’t pay Social Security tax on any income that surpasses the limit. Medicare tax : Another 1.45 percent is deducted from both your paycheck and your ...

  8. Social Security (United States) - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a person was receiving benefits of $1,230/month (the average benefit paid) or $14,760 a year and have an income of $29,520/year above the $15,120 limit ($44,640/year) that person would lose all ($14,760) benefits. If a person made $1,000 more than $15,200/year they would lose $500 in benefits.

  9. What Is the Social Security Tax Limit for 2022? - AOL

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    If a couple is married, each person would have a $147,000 limit. The OASDI tax rate for wages in 2022 is 6.2% each for employers and employees. That means an employee earning $147,000 or more ...