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).
what is the FICA rate for 2011
employers pay the fica tax
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.
Social Security and Medicare are funded by FICA
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.
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
why wasn't fica taken out of std checks
No, you do not pay FICA taxes on 401(k) distributions.