But dig deeper into the international ratings, and you quickly discover international audiences have some pretty random tastes in television. In France, for example, ABCâs short-lived 2014 crime drama Forever (the one about an immortal coroner) currently stands as the most-watched American TV show of the year. And in Romania, Lifetimeâs now-dead Drop Dead Diva is a top-ten hit.
For 2014, the employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax is 6.2% of gross compensation up to a limit of $117,000 of gross compensation (resulting in a maximum Social Security tax of $7,254).
1 FICA tax rate for both employer and employee will be 7.65% each for 2016 (unchanged from 2015) up to the social security wage base (the combined social security tax rate of 6.2% and the Medicare tax rate of 1.45%).ICA tax rate. 1  FICA tax rate for both employer and employee will be 7.65% each for 2016 (unchanged from 2015) up to the social security wage base (the combined social security tax rate of 6.2% and the Medicare tax rate of 1.45%).