Use of the term Anglo-Saxon begins with Walter Scott, as an adjective meant to differentiate the common people of England from the haughty and oppressive Norman-French aristocracy (the so-called Norman yoke).
Pretax Payroll Deductions. Pretax payroll deductions are qualified deductions that lower your employees' taxable wages. You subtract their contributions from their gross wages before figuring their tax withholding. Some pretax deductions reduce taxable wages for income tax; others reduce taxable wages for Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Payroll tax deductions include the following: 1  Federal income tax withholding (based on withholding tables in Publication 15) 2  Social Security tax withholding (6.2% up to the annual maximum) 3  Medicare tax withholding (1.45 %)