FICA has nothing to do with workers' comp. FICA are the deductions for Social Security (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) and Medicare. State law usually requires workers' comp for businesses over a certain size. It covers work-related medical expenses. So you have to find out if your employer is required to have insurance, and if the harm you suffered is work-related. In other words, consult a WC lawyer.
No, FICA taxes are not deducted from 401(k) contributions.
FICA taxes
Yes, FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes, which include Social Security and Medicare taxes, need to be deducted from each paycheck, regardless of the number of jobs you have. Each employer will deduct these taxes from your wages based on the applicable rates and income thresholds.
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Social Security retirement checks are subject to FICA taxes (Social Security and Medicare taxes) unless an individual has already reached the maximum taxable earnings limit for the year. Once the maximum limit is reached, no further FICA taxes are deducted from the retirement checks.
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.
For 2012, the Social Security (FICA) deduction is 6.2%; the Medicare deduction is 1.45%, for a total of 7.65%. The employer pays the same percentages.
In 2009, the FICA tax rate for Social Security was 6.2% on earnings up to $106,800, while the Medicare tax rate was 1.45% with no income limit. Therefore, the total FICA tax rate for most employees was 7.65% on their gross wages. Self-employed individuals paid a combined rate of 15.3%, which included both the employee and employer portions.
Yes Medicare will continue to be deducted regardless of age. As long as you have earned income, even after retirement, you continue to contribute to Social Security and Medicare with FICA taxes at the same rate as before you retired.
FICA pays for your Social Security and the Medicare tax pays for Medicare Part A, which is your Medicare hospitization insurance. When you begin drawing your Social Security check, then your Medicare Part B medical/doctors visit insurance is automatically deducted from your check.
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.