The FICA tax is imposed to fund two different benefit programs: (1) the old-age, survivor and disability insurance program ("OASDI"), which funds the Social Security program that provides monthly retirement, disability, and survivor benefits; and (2) Medicare hospital insurance ("HI"). Generally, the OASDI tax rate of 12.4 percent applies to taxable wages and salaries up to the OASDI wage base ($106,800 for 2011 and $110,100 for 2012), and the HI...
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