Social Security wage base rises to $106,800 for 2009

by Ted

Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program limits the amount of earnings subject to taxation for a given year. The same annual limit also applies when those earnings are used in a benefit computation. This limit increases each year with increases in the national average wage index. We call this annual limit the […]

Presidential candidates discuss merits of increasing the Social Security tax

by Ted

With less than three months until the 2008 presidential election, both candidates have expressed their views about a possible Social Security tax increase. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) imposes two taxes on employers, employees, and self-employed workers — one for Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI; commonly known as the Social Security tax), […]

Auto Update Your SSN Database.

by Ted

Each month the SSA releases an updated list of Social Security Numbers that are newly issued as of that date. PayMaster uses this list to double check your input when you enter a new hire.  If you get a message when entering a SSN , it could mean that its a newly issued number and […]