FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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The required deduction for Social Security is 6.2% OASDI (Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance) of wages earned, to a maximum of $97,500 and 1.45% HI (Hospital Insurance, commonly known as "Medicare") for all earnings.
Refer to the Social Security and Medicare information. Employers are required to match the employee's deductions and send the total to the IRS. Compute the maximum percent that can be sent to the IRS for any one employee during the period of a year.
13.3%
13.5%
15.3%
15.5%
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