Social security contributions continue each working year, and do not stop at some lifetime limit.
For example, the lifetime accumulated maximum someone has paid if working since 1963 would be $123K. That would require the person makes at least the maximum taxed income each year, which was $109,000 for 2009.
Source documentation may be found at http://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/t2a3.pdf
what is the limit on holding social security for 2013
For 2008, the maximum social security tax withholding for an individual is $6,324, the tax on $102,000. For 2009, the maximum social security tax withholding for an individual is $6,622, the tax on $106,800.
Social Security (FICA) taxes are withheld from your gross (before tax) salary.
Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) contributions are withheld from wages up to $106,800 in 2009.
w-2
The W-2 wage and tax statement that the employer is required to send to the taxpayer before the end of January of the next year after the tax year.Box 4 is Social Security tax withheld, and Box 6is Medicare tax withheld.
Health care
When you have one employer the amount of FICA ((OASDI) Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance) for your social security would stop once your wages with the withheld social security amount reach 106800 and social security amount withheld would be 6621.60
When you have one employer the amount of FICA for your social security would stop once your wages with the withheld social security amount reach 106800 and social security amount withheld would be 6621.60 If you have more than one employer and your combined wages reported on your W-2 are more than the 106800 amount and your the withheld social security amount is more than the 6621.60 then you would get a tax credit for the amount that is over the 6621.60 on your federal income tax return.
No. No. No. That's really the only explanation needed on this one.
The 2010 cap is the same as in 2009, $106,800.00, at which point the Social Security amount withheld would be $6,621.60 (6.2%). There is no cap on the Medicare insurance contribution, so the 1.45% amount will continue to be withheld on all earnings, and will be matched by your employer at the 1.45% rate for a total 3.90% for the year.
=== === The maximum amount of wages subject to Social Security tax for 2008 is $102,000. There is no limit on the amount of wages subject to Medicare tax.
When you have one employer the amount of FICA ((OASDI) Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance) for your social security would stop once your wages with the withheld social security amount reach 106800 and social security amount withheld would be 6621.60 If you have more than one employer and your combined wages reported on your W-2 are more than the 106800 amount and your withheld social security amount is more than the 6621.60 then you would get a tax credit for the amount that is over the 6621.60 on your federal income tax return when you file the 2010 tax return in the year 2011. For the individual taxpayer that is filing the 1040 federal income tax return does NOT get a deduction for the FICA (social security taxes) that are withheld from the taxpayers earnings for the year. If you have more than one employer and your combined wages reported on your W-2s are more than the 106800 amount and your withheld social security tax amount is more than the 6621.60 then you would get a tax credit for the amount that is over the 6621.60 on your federal income tax return when you file the 2009 income tax return this year in 2010 or the 2010 tax return in the year 2011.