Alkaline phosphatase is one kind enzyme found in your body. Enzymes are proteins that help chemical reactions happen. For instance, they can break big molecules down into smaller parts, or they can help smaller molecules join together to form bigger structures.
Social Security is financed by a 12.4 percent tax on wages up to the annual threshold, with half (6.2 percent) paid by workers and the other half paid by employers. This taxable wage base usually goes up each yearâit rose from $117,000 in 2014 to $118,500 in 2015.
Tax deducted from the wages of every legally working American that is used to pay for the Medicare program provided to individuals over the age of 65. This is typically another line item included on an employee's paystub. At the end of year, the employer will provide the employee with a W-2 and this will include the total amount deducted from the individual's paycheck for the Medicare tax. The tax was implemented under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.