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Social Security Tax Rates and the FICA Payroll Tax

The tax rates for the Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) program are set by law, specifically the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 sections 1401, 3101 and 3111. Under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), wages are subject … Continue reading

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