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4.5% is withheld from your pay and the employer is required to match it.

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Q: What percentage of payroll taxes is charged for Social Security today?
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What are examples of payroll taxes?

Social Security Taxes, FICA, and medicare are payroll taxes.


What example of a payroll tax?

Social security tax


What is the primary source of revenue for social security?

I believe, its just a social security tax.


What are social security and medicare financed by?

Payroll taxes on employers and employees.


What payroll taxes are deducted directly from people paychecks?

Social security and medicare.


Does a payroll tax deduction apply to federal annuitants?

Check your annual OPM annuity statement -- there is no payroll tax. A payroll tax feeds the Ponzi scheme we commonly call Social Security. For the last few years the payroll tax was reduced by 2% but that just means Social Security will become broke even faster.


Why do we now pay more percentage into social security than before?

The percentage amount paid into social security has not changed at this time.


Which type of tax is used to finance the social security program in the US?

payroll tax


What year was it voted to pay medicare out of social security?

Medicare is not paid out of Social Security. The two are funded by different payroll taxes.


What percentage of income do employees pay in social security and Medicare taxes?

Social security: 6.2%


What merit good does the US government pay for through the medicare payroll tax?

Retirement benefits -- apex.


What are 4 items that can be used to verify your social security number?

Social security cardTax documentsCompany payroll documentMilitary identification cardsMedical benefits cardState ID card