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Social Security and Medicare taxes are not income taxes and are not ordinarily refundable taxes. 

 

Wages in 2020 were taxed on Social Security on the first $137,700 of wages earned. 

 

Wages were taxed on Medicare on all wages regardless of amount. 

 

Social security and Medicare are trust fund taxes not income taxes. 

 

That is why you only see reference to Federal income taxes.