Medicare Tax Additional
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Answer Tax QuestionsWhen does Additional Medicare Tax start?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
Additional Medicare Tax applies to wages and compensation above a threshold amount received after December 31, 2012 and to self-employment income above a threshold amount received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
What individuals are subject to the Net Investment Income Tax?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
Individuals will owe the tax if they have Net Investment Income and also have modified adjusted gross income over the following thresholds:
Married Filing Jointly $250,000
Single, Head of Household or Qualifying Widower $200,000
Married Filing Separately $125,000
Married Filing Jointly $250,000
Single, Head of Household or Qualifying Widower $200,000
Married Filing Separately $125,000
What wages are subject to Additional Medicare Tax?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
All wages that are currently subject to Medicare Tax are subject to Additional Medicare Tax if they are paid in excess of the applicable threshold for an individual’s filing status.
What Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) compensation is subject to Additional Medicare Tax?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
All RRTA compensation that is currently subject to Medicare Tax is subject to Additional Medicare Tax if it is paid in excess of the applicable threshold for an individual’s filing status.
Will Additional Medicare Tax be withheld from an individual's wages?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
An employer must withhold Additional Medicare Tax from wages it pays to an individual in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year, without regard to the individual’s filing status or wages paid by another employer.
An individual may owe more than the amount withheld by the employer, depending on the individual’s filing status, wages, compensation, and self-employment income.
In that case, the individual should make estimated tax payments and/or request additional income tax withholding using Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate.
An individual may owe more than the amount withheld by the employer, depending on the individual’s filing status, wages, compensation, and self-employment income.
In that case, the individual should make estimated tax payments and/or request additional income tax withholding using Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate.
Will an individual owe Additional Medicare Tax on all wages, compensation, and/or self-employment income or just the wages, compensation, and/or self-employment income in excess of the threshold for the individual’s filing status?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
An individual will owe Additional Medicare Tax on wages, compensation, and/or self-employment income (and that of the individual’s spouse if married filing jointly) that exceed the applicable threshold for the individual’s filing status.
For married persons filing jointly the threshold is $250,000, for married persons filing separately the threshold is $125,000, and for all others the threshold is $200,000.
For married persons filing jointly the threshold is $250,000, for married persons filing separately the threshold is $125,000, and for all others the threshold is $200,000.
Are tips subject to Additional Medicare Tax?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
Yes, tips are subject to Additional Medicare Tax, if, in combination with other wages, they exceed the individual’s applicable threshold.
Tips are subject to Additional Medicare Tax withholding, if, in combination with other wages paid by the employer, they exceed the $200,000 withholding threshold.
Tips are subject to Additional Medicare Tax withholding, if, in combination with other wages paid by the employer, they exceed the $200,000 withholding threshold.
When must an employer withhold Additional Medicare Tax?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
The statute requires an employer to withhold Additional Medicare Tax on wages it pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year, beginning January 1, 2013.
An employer has this withholding obligation even though an employee may not be liable for Additional Medicare Tax because, for example, the employee’s wages together with that of his or her spouse do not exceed the $250,000 threshold for joint return filers.
Any withheld Additional Medicare Tax will be credited against the total tax liability shown on the individual’s income tax return (Form 1040).
An employer has this withholding obligation even though an employee may not be liable for Additional Medicare Tax because, for example, the employee’s wages together with that of his or her spouse do not exceed the $250,000 threshold for joint return filers.
Any withheld Additional Medicare Tax will be credited against the total tax liability shown on the individual’s income tax return (Form 1040).
Is an employer liable for Additional Medicare Tax even if it does not withhold it from an employee’s wages?
Asked Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by an anonymous user
An employer that does not deduct and withhold Additional Medicare Tax as required is liable for the tax unless the tax that it failed to withhold from the employee’s wages is paid by the employee.
Even if not liable for the tax, an employer that does not meet its withholding, deposit, reporting, and payment responsibilities for Additional Medicare Tax may be subject to all applicable penalties.
Even if not liable for the tax, an employer that does not meet its withholding, deposit, reporting, and payment responsibilities for Additional Medicare Tax may be subject to all applicable penalties.
