Depending upon the type and stage of your lung cancer, radiation therapy may be used: 1  After surgery â To treat any cancer cells that might remain in the area after surgery. 2  Before surgery â To decrease the size of a tumor and make surgery more effective.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities states that three-quarters of taxpayers pay more in payroll taxes than they do in income taxes. The FICA tax is considered a regressive tax on income with no standard deduction or personal exemption deduction.It is imposed on only the first $113,700 of gross wages in 2013 and $117,000 in 2014. The tax is not imposed on investment income such as interest and dividends.or 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).
Form 1040 tax returns allow you to make two types of deductions-standard deductions and itemized deductions. Standard deductions are deductions that every taxpayer is automatically eligible for. The amounts are set based on age and tax filing status. The itemized deductions are based on eligible expenses. You should add together all your itemized deductions, compare the totals to standard deductions and choose whichever one is bigger. Filling Out Itemized Deductions.