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In the US, withholding by employers of tax on wages is required by the federal, most state, and some local governments. Taxes withheld include federal income tax, [ 3 ] Social Security and Medicare taxes, [ 4 ] state income tax , and certain other levies by a few states.
Tax withholding, also known as tax retention, pay-as-you-earn tax or tax deduction at source, is income tax paid to the government by the payer of the income rather than by the recipient of the income. The tax is thus withheld or deducted from the income due to the recipient. In most jurisdictions, tax withholding applies to employment income.
All states with income taxes impose a similar withholding obligation on wages paid to nonresidents by businesses operating within the state. [ 1 ] The taxes withheld must be treated as prepaid taxes, with final taxes imposed at the same rate and under the same computations for residents and nonresidents.
You can project your annual income when determining tax withholding for the coming year. The projection should include foreseeable earnings, such as wages, freelance work, and investment profits.
Nearly all of the states and some localities impose a tax on corporation income. The rules for determining this tax vary widely from state to state. Many of the states compute taxable income with reference to federal taxable income, with specific modifications. The states do not allow a tax deduction for income taxes, whether federal or state.
Income tax withholding; payment of employment taxes 4001–5000: Excise taxes on specific goods, transactions, and industries 5001–5891: Alcohol, tobacco and firearms taxes and special excise tax rules 6001–6167: Tax returns: requirements, procedural rules, payments, settlements, extensions 6201–6533
Federal social insurance taxes are imposed on employers [35] and employees, [36] ordinarily consisting of a tax of 12.4% of wages up to an annual wage maximum ($118,500 in wages, for a maximum contribution of $14,694 in 2016) for Social Security and a tax of 2.9% (half imposed on employer and half withheld from the employee's pay) of all wages ...
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