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Social Security (FICA) taxes are withheld from your gross (before tax) salary.
Apparently not. According to the article in the Related Link below, the teachers have an in state pension fund and therefore do not have Social Security taxes withheld from their salaries.
Social Security is a federal program. It is a federal "tax" not a state tax.
Yes.
No. FICA taxes (Social Security, Medicare, etc) are only paid on earned income.
Yes, you can. Many people do. Remember you will also owe US state and federal taxes.
Social security: 6.2%
are taxes taken out of socisl security checksbefore recievingthem
no
Social Security Taxes, FICA, and medicare are payroll taxes.
Presumably the question is about U.S. Social Security taxes. Social Security taxes (commonly referred to as FICA taxes) are taken out of your earnings each time you receive a paycheck. This rule applies even if the employee is already receiving Social Security benefits. However, by continuing to work, future Social Security benefits may be increased to take into account the additional earnings.
Yes