You do not calculate FICA tax by asking Answers.com. You calculate the FiCA tax by going to the Internal Revenue Web Site and looking at the information on their form. Then you plug your numbers into their formula.
If the COLA is on something, like a contract wage, that was FICA taxable, then yes. The FICA taxableness is based on what the payment is actually for...not how it's calculated (which is what the COLA does).
FICA tax consists of Social Security and Medicare taxes, totaling 7.65% of gross income. For Lorri's monthly gross income of $3,256.15, the FICA deduction would be calculated as follows: $3,256.15 × 0.0765 = approximately $248.17. Therefore, each month, about $248.17 was deducted for FICA in 2010.
The FICA tax consists of Social Security and Medicare taxes. As of 2023, the Social Security tax rate is 6.2% on earnings up to a certain limit, and the Medicare tax rate is 1.45% on all earnings. For a gross pay of $1,600, the FICA tax would be calculated as follows: Social Security tax would be $99.20 (6.2% of $1,600), and Medicare tax would be $23.20 (1.45% of $1,600), totaling $122.40 in FICA taxes.
what is the FICA rate for 2011
employers pay the fica tax
FICA is the social program that is supported by deductions from the paychecks of American employees. Payroll taxes are calculated based on the amount of the taxpayers pay and are mandatory deductions. The programs that are deducted from the checks are social security taxes and the Medicare Program.
Social Security and Medicare are funded by FICA
A deduction is made "pre-tax" if it avoids at least one form of taxation. Although contributions to "traditional" versions of 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans, as well as 457 plans, are "pre-tax" deductions for purposes of Federal income tax, they ARE subject to FICA withholding. In contrast, Section 125 ("Cafeteria Plan") healthcare premiums are deducted before FICA liability is calculated.
frequency of fica payments
Yes.
The fica is taken out of your paychecks and added to the Social Security fund.
is there an age limit on who pays fica taxes