Over 17 million farmers around the world plant GM crops, and their numbers grow each season-they grew by 6% from 2011. In fact, 9 in 10 of these farmers run small farms, too.In addition to higher yields and higher farm income, their reasons include:Increased management flexibility.ver 17 million farmers around the world plant GM crops, and their numbers grow each season-they grew by 6% from 2011. In fact, 9 in 10 of these farmers run small farms, too.
The Medicare tax rate is 2.9% for the employee and the employer. You will withhold 1.45% of an employee's wages and pay a matching amount for Medicare tax. There is no wage base for the Medicare portion of the FICA tax. Both the employer and the employee continue to pay Medicare tax, no matter how much is earned. The employer also must pay State and Federal Unemployment Taxes (SUTA and FUTA). The FUTA rate is 6.2 %, but you can take a credit of up to 5.4% for SUTA taxes that you pay.
for 2014 the employee s share of the social security portion of the fica tax is 6 2 % of gross compensation up to a limit of $ 117000 of gross compensation resulting in a maximum social security tax of $ 7254