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Casual Articles - Feeling FICA
The things that medical billing people take for granted. Open up your software, push a button, login. Push another button, get a patient menu. Push another button, pull up a patient. Click, click, click and the process goes on and on. Medical billers have no clue what is actually going on behind the scenes of their software. In the following installments and this is mainly for you tech heads, we're going to show you exactly what goes on behind the scenes wit
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that th
"To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners." Lawrence Sterne, Irish novelist & satirist (1713 - 1768)Etiquette, or good manners, is an important part of our day to day lives. Whether we realise it or not we are always subconsciously adhering to rules of etiquette. Much of the time these are unwritten; for example giving up your seat to a lady or elderly person, queuing for a bus in an orderly fas
FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. The history of the act reverts back to the year 1935, when the government implemented the social security program. A provision to include social security taxes was included in this act. However, due to concerns over the constitutionality of the 1935 act, there were amendments made and the provision for collecting social security taxes was moved to the Internal Revenue Code in 1939. At this time it was renamed the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
What is FICA exactly?
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act authorizes the IRS to collect taxes for the benefit of the social security program. Intuitively, we might think of these taxes as social security taxes, but more commonly they are referred to as FICA taxes. These FICA taxes serve as deposits into the federal social insurance program we think of today as Social Security.
According to FICA, you must contribute 12.4 percent of your earned income up to the predetermined limit of contributions, and another 2.9 percent must be contributed to Medicare. It is important to note that there is no earnings limit on the Medicare portion of the tax, and thus in practice one is taxed 2.9 percent of all earned income, regardless of your total income level.
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that thi
The following tips can apply to virtually any profession or industry. If you think that these are self-evident, then I challenge you to take a personal assessment. Print this page and keep the list on your desk for one week. Place a checkmark next to each item when you conduct an activity that fulfills one of these objectives. Can you check all of these items in one week? Are you actively practicing the commitment that you desire from your customers?If y
What is FICA exactly?
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act authorizes the IRS to collect taxes for the benefit of the social security program. Intuitively, we might think of these taxes as social security taxes, but more commonly they are referred to as FICA taxes. These FICA taxes serve as deposits into the federal social insurance program we think of today as Social Security.
According to FICA, you must contribute 12.4 percent of your earned income up to the predetermined limit of contributions, and another 2.9 percent must be contributed to Medicare. It is important to note that there is no earnings limit on the Medicare portion of the tax, and thus in practice one is taxed 2.9 percent of all earned income, regardless of your total income level.
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that th
It used to be every generation or two that a great idea would come that would change every body's lives. Today we seem to be getting one or two every year. Why is this so? Due to globalization, decreasing margins in every business and a rush to be the most efficient, entrepreneurs are inventing new products that can effect every one's lives.Technology changes whole industries. The fax machine had a great impact on the mail industry. A few years later email
According to FICA, you must contribute 12.4 percent of your earned income up to the predetermined limit of contributions, and another 2.9 percent must be contributed to Medicare. It is important to note that there is no earnings limit on the Medicare portion of the tax, and thus in practice one is taxed 2.9 percent of all earned income, regardless of your total income level.
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that th
This month we discuss what so many professionals miss with their prospects and that often cause surprises after the project has started. It is discussing the pains of change with clients. The problem is that very often clients invite your to their sinking ships hoping that you get their sinking ships into smooth cruising mode again within a day or two, and often for a competitive(ly low) fee.And when this doesn’t happen (According to Dr. Edgar Schein
According to FICA, you must contribute 12.4 percent of your earned income up to the predetermined limit of contributions, and another 2.9 percent must be contributed to Medicare. It is important to note that there is no earnings limit on the Medicare portion of the tax, and thus in practice one is taxed 2.9 percent of all earned income, regardless of your total income level.
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that th
Most companies contemplating Six Sigma implementation have most of the costs worked out beforehand. This follows the assumption that taking additional work means involving more people. You either hire people on fee base or recruit them on your payroll at a cost. Well, then there is the cost of implementation above this, which can run into quite a few thousands of dollars depending upon the project on hand.But is that the cost of Six Sigma? There are several
For those working for hourly wages the tax levels are different. Hourly employees contribute 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare. Hopefully you noticed that this is just half of the standard rates. There is good reason for this as your employer is required to pay the other half of the rate for Social Security and Medicare contributions. In other words, for those working at hourly wages, the employer must match the employee contributions.
How would you spend your FICA?
Let’s imagine we live in a perfect world, and we don’t have to pay taxes. That means no more contributions to FICA. Now, after the excitement settles down we must decide what to do with our extra income. Let’s pretend we work a part time job, because we are still studying to get our degree in economics. Fortunately, we have a decent job paying $11 bucks an hour assisting an up and coming lawyer. Typically, we put in a 25 hour work week, meaning we make about $275 a week. That is exactly $1100 dollars every month. If we made $1100 every month, the FICA taxes we would normally contribute would break down like this:
Social Security: $1100 X 6.2% = $68.20
Medicare: $1100 X 1.45% = $15.95
$84.15
So by not having to pay taxes, particularly FICA, we would increase our cash flow by $84.15 each month. Now the fun begins. What are the ways we
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