Before at least for the % of that is SS taxed....AND
For the SS tax, It also includes tax-exempt $$ in line 2a of your form 1040 as a part of the income included in the calculation.
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Haven't thought about the "additonal" Medicare tax for high income individuals...but you might need to have a pretty high income for that.
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