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One option for preventing Social Security cuts is to push back full retirement age (FRA), which is when seniors can collect their complete monthly benefit without a reduction. Right now, FRA is 67 ...
Earnings above this level are no longer subject to Social Security taxes. In 2022, the wage base limit increased to $147,000, up from $142,800 in 2021. For 2023, this limit will rise once again ...
In 2022, individuals paid Social Security and Medicare taxes on income up to $147,000. In 2023, taxable earnings will max out at $160,200. Another adjustment from 2022 deals with the so-called ...
The Social Security tax is one component of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax (FICA) and Self-employment tax, the other component being the Medicare tax. It is also the maximum amount of covered wages that are taken into account when average earnings are calculated in order to determine a worker's Social Security benefit .
After 2022, without increases in Social Security taxes or cuts in benefits, the Fund is projected to decrease each year until being fully exhausted in 2034. At this point, if legislative action is not taken, the benefits would be reduced.
This means tax hikes are seemingly inevitable, with or without benefits cuts. “If Congress cannot reform Social Security until 2034, all of the reform would need to be through increased taxes ...
Because Social Security tax receipts and interest exceed payments, the program also reduces the size of the annual federal budget deficit commonly reported in the media. For example, CBO reported that for fiscal year 2012, the "On-budget Deficit" was $1,151.3 billion.
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 would pay a maximum of $9,114 into OASDI.