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 full 12.4 percent is paid by self-employed individuals. The Medicare withholding and employer-paid amounts are added to the Social Security rate to get what's called FICA taxes. The Medicare rates are 1.45% each, for a total of 2.9%. So the total FICA tax amount is 15.3%. Social Security Benefit vs. Social Security Withholding