Thatâs the key, and thatâs what we should be focusing on: how to get ourselves to spend less time online and more time out in the real world. Stuff like âjust donât go online!â or âdonât check your emailâ isnât really useful advice, so we wonât even go there.ou use Self Control to get your work done faster so that you can log off quicker and get back to the real world. For PC users, Freedom is a similar app. Establish Scheduled Breaks. Few can work straight through for eight hours without a break, and I donât think you should even try to attempt such a feat.
Different rates apply for these taxes. Social Security and Medicare Withholding Rates. The current tax rate for social security is 6.2% for the employer and 6.2% for the employee, or 12.4% total. The current rate for Medicare is 1.45% for the employer and 1.45% for the employee, or 2.9% total. Refer to Publication 15, (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide, for more information; or Publication 51, (Circular A), Agricultural Employerâs Tax Guide, for agricultural employers.
Social Security Tax Basics. The Social Security tax is based on a percentage of your salary. At the time of publication, you pay 4.2 percent of your income from employment in Social Security taxes. You pay this percentage on your first $110,100 in income, for a maximum of $4,624.20 per year. The IRS is responsible for collecting Social Security taxes. Your employer pays an additional 6.2 percent of your salary in Social Security taxes.