Write-In Candidates running for President in 2016. List Of candidates running for the office of the President Of The United States who have filed Form 2 with the Federal Election Commission. Each individual who is a candidate for federal office must file an FEC Form 2 within 15 days of becoming a candidate.
How the Social Security payroll tax works now. The Social Security payroll tax rate is currently 6.2%, although it's not quite that simple. First of all, not all wages are subject to Social Security tax. As of 2016, only the first $118,500 is used to calculate Social Security tax -- anything above that amount is ignored. In other words, a worker who earns $118,500 per year pays the same Social Security tax as a worker who earns $1,000,000.
Payroll Tax Rate. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that the 2016 social security wage base will be $118,500, unchanged from 2015. The FICA tax rate will remain the same at 6.2% for the employee portion to match with the employer portion.