Rhyme Awareness Rhyme awareness is the understanding that certain word endings sound alike, and therefore contain the same sounds, such as the short /a/ and /p/ sounds in cap and map or the long /i/ and /t/ combination in fight and kite.
Most high-income retirees will have 85% of Social Security benefits taxable. For lower-income retirees, less than 85% will be taxable, but many retirees in a 12% tax bracket will face a marginal tax rate much higher than 12%. Social security benefits are also taxable in some states (see Figure 1.) For social security taxes imposed on earned wages, see the Social Security article.
Social Security Tax Basics. The Social Security tax is based on a percentage of your salary. At the time of publication, you pay 4.2 percent of your income from employment in Social Security taxes. You pay this percentage on your first $110,100 in income, for a maximum of $4,624.20 per year. The IRS is responsible for collecting Social Security taxes. Your employer pays an additional 6.2 percent of your salary in Social Security taxes.