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Form W-2 (officially, the "Wage and Tax Statement") is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form used in the United States to report wages paid to employees and the taxes withheld from them. [1] Employers must complete a Form W-2 for each employee to whom they pay a salary, wage, or other compensation as part of the employment relationship.
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) (codified in the Internal Revenue Code) imposes a Social Security withholding tax equal to 6.20% of the gross wage amount, up to but not exceeding the Social Security Wage Base ($97,500 for 2007; $102,000 for 2008; and $106,800 for 2009, 2010, and 2011). The same 6.20% tax is imposed on employers.
In 2020, the Social Security Wage Base was $137,700 and in 2021 was $142,800; the Social Security tax rate was 6.20% paid by the employee and 6.20% paid by the employer. [1] [2] A person with $10,000 of gross income had $620.00 withheld as Social Security tax from his check and the employer sent an additional $620.00. A person with $130,000 of ...
Social Security tax is withheld from wages [9] at a flat rate of 6.2% (4.2% for 2011 and 2012 [10]). Wages paid above a fixed amount each year by any one employee are not subject to Social Security tax. For 2023, this wage maximum is $160,200. [11] Medicare tax of 1.45% is withheld from wages, with no maximum. [12] (This brings the total ...
These include Social Security and Medicare taxes imposed on both employers and employees, at a combined rate of 15.3% (13.3% for 2011 and 2012). Social Security tax applies only to the first $132,900 of wages in 2019. [8] There is an additional Medicare tax of 0.9% on wages above $200,000. Employers must withhold income taxes on wages.
Nearly 2.8 million individuals across the United States are impacted by WEP and GPO. ... recently received a letter from Social Security informing her that she owed more than $13,000, reducing her ...
1972 - Social Security Amendments, Pub. L. 92–336; 1972 - Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Supplemental Security Income), Pub. L. 92–603; 1973 - Social Security Benefits Increase, Pub. L. 93–233; 1977 - Social Security Amendments of 1977, Pub. L. 95–216; 1980 - Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980, Pub. L. 96–265
Have you heard about the Social Security $16,728 yearly bonus? There's really no "bonus" that retirees can collect. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a specific formula based on your...