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.
Tax Rate. The usual rate for Social Security tax is 6.2 percent of your gross wages, including tips, bonuses and other compensation. This means your employer withholds 6.2 percent of your gross pay before withholding allowances are subtracted. For example, if your gross pay is $500, you pay $31 in Social Security tax.In 2011 and 2012, Congress temporarily lowered the Social Security tax rate for employees to 4.2 percent. You had to pay Social Security tax on the first $110,100 of gross income as of 2012.The income limit is adjusted annually, so check with the Internal Revenue Service for the current figure.n 2011 and 2012, Congress temporarily lowered the Social Security tax rate for employees to 4.2 percent. You had to pay Social Security tax on the first $110,100 of gross income as of 2012. The income limit is adjusted annually, so check with the Internal Revenue Service for the current figure.