The Russian president takes the crown from U.S. President Barack Obama, who has been on top every time except 2010, when Chinese president Hu Jintao briefly took his place. Let's begin by saying this: The list is right, Putin is clearly the most powerful person in the world right now. However, the Forbes list shouldn't be a shock â it's correcting itself.
MEDI is the Medicare tax withheld for contributions to the social insurance system better known as Medicare insurance. It is calculated at 1.45% of gross wages minus pre-tax deductions such as family medical and dental premiums. There is no limit on wages on which the tax is calculated. more.
The FICA Tax Withholding Rates: The Social Security (OASDI) withholding rate is gross pay times 6.2 percent up to the maximum pay level for that year; The Medicare withholding rate is gross pay times 1.45 percent, with a possible additional 0.9 percent for highly-paid employees. For a total of 7.65 percent withheld, based on the employee's gross pay.