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Payroll FAQs

February 24, 2021 | posted by Abacus Payroll
What is your payroll FAQ about? Federal Taxes Q: As an employer, what are my federal payroll tax responsibilities for 2021? A: FICA rates require a 6.2% Social Security tax and 1.45% Medicare tax.  There is an additional Medicare surtax of 0.9% for incomes exceeding $200,000 to be withheld from each employee’s paycheck. The employer’s match […]
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Updating Your W-4 Form: When and Why?

October 26, 2015 | posted by Abacus Payroll
Abacus Payroll W-4 Form
The IRS W-4 Form tells an employer how much to withhold from each paycheck to pay your taxes each Tax Day. You can adjust this amount, which can increase or reduce the amount of a refund you receive the following year. IRS W-4 Forms tell employers how much in taxes to withhold from employees’ paychecks […]
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