The Christmas Cove Dyke of coastal Maine, USA, and regional sources ... by McHone, J. Gregory; Hussey, Arthur M., II; West, David P., Jr.; Bailey, David G. / Atlantic Geology.
Social security and Medicare taxes have different rates and only the social security tax has a wage base limit. The wage base limit is the maximum wage subject to the tax for the year. Determine the amount of withholding for social security and Medicare taxes by multiplying each payment by the employee tax rate. There are no withholding allowances for social security and Medicare taxes.
Pretax deductions that are excluded from Medicare tax are typically exempt from Social Security tax as well. Your Medicare wages are usually the same as your Social Security wages except that Social Security tax has an annual wage limit and Medicare tax has none.