For self-employment income earned in 2013 and 2014, the self-employment tax rate is 15.3%. The rate consists of two parts: 12.4% for social security (old-age, survivors, and disability insurance) and 2.9% for Medicare (hospital insurance).
A seedbed is a plot of garden set aside to grow vegetables seeds, which can later be transplanted. seedbed is a plot of garden set aside to grow vegetables seeds, which can later be transplanted.
In seed-bearing plants, a seed is the end product of sexual reproduction. It is a mature ovule, comprising an embryo or miniature plant along with food reserves, all within a protective seed coat. Seed plants first appeared during the Devonian period some 400 million years ago and rapidly became the dominant vegetation.