â¢ MINOR PREMISE (noun) The noun MINOR PREMISE has 1 sense: 1. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) Familiarity information: MINOR PREMISE used as a noun is very rare.
The additional tax rate is 0.9% on employee income (employers do not have to contribute to this additional tax). The additional Medicare tax is effective for income over a specific level, depending on the individual's federal income tax filing status.
This fund provides retirement income, as well as disability insurance, Medicare and benefits for survivors. The Social Security tax rate is 6.2 percent and the Hospital Insurance (Medicare) tax rate is 1.45 percent, for a total FICA tax rate of 7.65 percent. The combined employee-employer FICA tax rate is 15.3 percent.