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.
Self-employed persons pay both the employee and the employer portions of the payroll tax. This is termed self-employment taxes and amounts to 12.4 percent for the Social Security tax and 2.9 percent for the Medicare tax for the 2013 tax year, according to Turbo Tax. Learn more about Income Tax.