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Why Your Paycheck Might Be Different in 2013

The first paycheck of 2013 may have more money taken out than the last paycheck of 2012. Here’s why: SOCIAL SECURITY TAX For the past two years, employees received a break on the amount they were paying into Social...more

FICA Tax “Holiday” Ends With 2012, and Social Security and Medicare Contributions Increase For Some Employees

On January 1, 2013, Congress approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the bill designed to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The Act, which President Obama signed into law yesterday, extended certain tax relief...more