FICA tax

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:tax_law
gptkbp:additional_Medicare_tax_rate 0.9%
gptkbp:additional_Medicare_tax_threshold_(single_filer) $200,000
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service
gptkbp:appliesTo wages
salaries
earned income
self-employment income
self-employed individuals (as SECA)
gptkbp:benefitsFunded gptkb:hospital_insurance_(Medicare_Part_A)
disability insurance
retirement benefits
survivors benefits
gptkbp:component gptkb:Medicare_tax
gptkb:Social_Security_tax
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1935
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Social_Security_Act
gptkbp:excludes certain religious groups
students working for their school
some nonresident aliens
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Federal_Insurance_Contributions_Act_tax
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FICA tax
gptkbp:imposedBy gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalCitation gptkb:26_U.S._Code_Chapter_21
gptkbp:Medicare_tax_rate_(employee) 1.45%
gptkbp:Medicare_tax_rate_(employer) 1.45%
gptkbp:Medicare_wage_base_limit no limit
gptkbp:not_paid_on investment income
unearned income
gptkbp:pays employers
employees
gptkbp:purpose fund Medicare
fund Social Security
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Social_Security_Administration
gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:reportedByEmployersOn gptkb:Form_941
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Form_W-2
gptkbp:self-employed_rate 15.3%
gptkbp:self-employed_tax_name Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) tax
gptkbp:Social_Security_tax_rate_(employee) 6.2%
gptkbp:Social_Security_tax_rate_(employer) 6.2%
gptkbp:Social_Security_wage_base_limit_(2024) $168,600
gptkbp:total_rate_(employee) 7.65%
gptkbp:total_rate_(employer) 7.65%
gptkbp:withheldFrom paychecks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Social_Security_Benefit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4