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FICA taxes aren't usually deductible on your return. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act imposes both a Social Security tax and a Medicare tax on income you earn from working during the year. When you work as an employee, you split the tax with your employer and your employer simply takes it out of your paycheck.hough self-employment taxes include the same taxes -- Social Security and Medicare -- as FICA taxes, they're treated differently on your income taxes. See, when you're self-employed, you pay the equivalent of both the employer and the employee portion of the FICA taxes.
1. Half of Your Self-Employment Tax. When employed, your employer pays half your Medicare and Social Security taxes, and you pay the other half through payroll taxes. When you are self-employed, you must pay all of it, through self-employment tax. However, as your own employer, you are entitled to deduct half of it. Deduction or not, though, self-employment tax can be a big cost for an independent contractor. Knowing how self-employment tax is calculated is important when considering employment versus contracting.