Meaning 1: Patent = open/unblocked. Patent has a medical meaning of open or unblocked, particularly regarding an unblocked tube. Common usage includes a 'patent airway', or 'patent fallopian tubes'.eaning 1: Patent = open/unblocked. Patent has a medical meaning of open or unblocked, particularly regarding an unblocked tube. Common usage includes a 'patent airway', or 'patent fallopian tubes'.
Different rates apply for these taxes. Social Security and Medicare Withholding Rates. The current tax rate for social security is 6.2% for the employer and 6.2% for the employee, or 12.4% total. The current rate for Medicare is 1.45% for the employer and 1.45% for the employee, or 2.9% total.
2014 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Rates and Limits. For 2014, the maximum limit on earnings for withholding of Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) Tax is $117,000.00.The maximum limit is changed from last year. The Social Security Tax Rate remains at 6.2 percent. The resulting maximum Social Security Tax for 2014 is $7,254.00.There is no limit on the amount of earnings subject to Medicare (Hospital Insurance) Tax.014 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Rates and Limits. For 2014, the maximum limit on earnings for withholding of Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) Tax is $117,000.00.