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Payroll Tax, Federal: From The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy (Article)
Maureen Anne Griffin

Payroll taxes are a group of taxes based on the earnings of employees and self-employed persons. As a revenue source, federal payroll tax revenues have grown substantially in the past 60 years. Federal payroll taxes, or social insurance contributions, consist of tax revenues from Social Security, Medicare hospital insurance, unemployment insurance, railroad retirement, and other retirements. This article explains each component of payroll taxes and their incidence in total.

Posted to Web: October 01, 1999Publication Date: October 01, 1999

 

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