[ 1 syll. lei -(g)(h), le-i- gh ] The baby girl name Leigh is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced Liy- â . Leigh's origin is Hebrew and Old English, and its use, English. Leigh is an English form of the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Leah.
Some people who get Social Security must pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But, no one pays taxes on more than 85 percent of their Social Security benefits. You must pay taxes on your benefits if you file a federal tax return as an âindividualâ and your âcombined incomeâ exceeds $25,000. If you file a joint return, you must pay taxes if you and your spouse have âcombined incomeâ of more than $32,000. If you are married and file a separate return, you probably will have to pay taxes on your benefits. See Benefits Planner: Income Taxes and Your Social Security Benefits for more information.
For both taxes, Social Security and Medicare, employers match their employees' contributions. In other words, U.S. workers only pay half of the payroll taxes contributed to Social Security and Medicare on their behalf. The Social Security and Medicare tax rates. The Social Security part of the payroll tax is assessed at a rate of 6.2% each for the employer and employee, for a combined rate of 12.4%. Social Security tax is only assessed on earned income up to a certain maximum each year.