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Payroll Taxes
FICA, Medicare, FUTA, and what each line on a paystub means.
Payroll Taxes
How to Read Your Paystub: Every Line Explained
What every line on a US paystub means — gross pay, FICA, federal/state withholding, pre-tax deductions, and how to verify your numbers.
Payroll TaxesFICA Taxes Explained: Social Security, Medicare, and the Wage Base
What FICA is, how the 7.65% employee/employer split works, the Social Security wage base, and Additional Medicare tax for high earners.
Payroll TaxesFUTA and SUTA: Employer Payroll Taxes Explained
What FUTA and SUTA unemployment taxes are, who pays them, the 2024 rates and wage bases, and how the federal credit reduces FUTA.