FEDERAL INSURANCE
CONTRIBUTIONS ACT ( FICA )
Social Security Tax
is also known as Old Age Survivors and Disability
Insurance or
( OASDI ).
Taxable wage rate on earnings for calendar year 2009::
a. First $106,800 gross taxable wages = 6.2%
b. Maximum withheld $6,621.60
Medicare is also
known as Hospital Insurance Tax.
Taxable
wage rate on earnings for calendar year 2009:
a. All Gross Taxable Wages = 1.45%
b. No maximum ceiling