The Social SecurityAdminstration issued the inflation adjusted FICA base for 2009; it will be $106,800. That means an employee's 6.2% FICA tax for 2009 will top out at $6,621.60. The 1.45% Medicare component has no wage limit. Employers pay a matching tax. Self-employed taxpayers pay both sides of the FICA tax through their self-empoyment tax.
According to the SS web site, it is $106,800. You can go to the site and search on "maximum earnings subject to social security 2009".
you can contact the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 and a representative can mail it to you.
In 2009, $106,800 for Social Security. No maximum for Medicare.
It was 5.8%.
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.
$106,800. Remember there is no cap on the Medicare tax.
Maximum 2009 Social Security tax of 6.20% on the first $106,800 of earned income = $6621
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Persons eligible for Social Security or Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) in November or December 2008 or January 2009 will receive a $250 check in May 2009.
The Social Security tax cap was last raised in 2009, increasing 4.7% from $102,000 to $106,800. It remains unchanged for 2010 and 2011.
Yes, the amount that is the cap on applicable wages is going up, as it does just about every year.
You can earn $14,160 in 2009 on top of your social security retirement check. for anything earned above that amount $1.00 is deducted from your social security check for every $2.00 you earn. So if you earn an extra $200 above the $14160 your ss check would be $100 less than usual.