Place the pot on the stove and turn the heat to high. Check for steam escaping from under the lid, then lift the lid carefully to see how the water is doing. Look at the water. If large bubbles are rising from the bottom of the pot to the surface, the water is boiling.
Usually, the employer and the employee pay the same amount for Social Security tax, but there have been exceptions. For example, the employee rate in 2011 and 2012 was 4.2 percent. Employers paid 6.2 percent. As of the time of publication, employers and employees each pay 6.2 percent.
Employers contribute payroll taxes to fund the state-federal unemployment insurance program. In general, businesses are responsible for paying federal and state unemployment insurance taxes if they paid at least $1,500 in total quarterly wages or had one or more employees who worked at least 20 weeks in one year.he State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) describes state unemployment taxes imposed on employers. The majority of employers are responsible for paying federal and state unemployment taxes. Employers are responsible for paying an employee's FUTA taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.