Lumbosacral dorsal rami innervate the facets as well. They can cause sharp, burning pain similar to spinal root pain and can also refer. pain to areas supplied by ventral rami mimicking sciatica (Willard 1995, 1997) In psoas dysfunction the lumbosacral hyper-lordosis can cause degenerative. changes in the L5-S1 intervertebral disc (IVD) and stretch the thoracolumbar long.
In other words, you withhold a 6.2 percent Social Security tax from your employeeâs wages and you pay an additional 6.2 percent as your employer share of the tax (6.2 employee portion + 6.2 employer portion = 12.4 percent total).
When paying independent contractors, employers do not have to pay any employer taxes. Employees typically have social security and Medicare (FICA) taxes taken out of their paycheck. Independent contractors, however, pay Self-Employment Tax (SE tax). SE tax is similar to the FICA taxes. With FICA taxes, half of the taxes are withheld from the employee paycheck and the other half is paid by the employer. But with SE tax, you will pay the entire tax.