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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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.
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.
Yes, the amount that is the cap on applicable wages is going up, as it does just about every year.
The Social Security Administration issues Social Security numbers.