Taxable Earnings to Increase to $132,900

The Social Security Administration has announced that, effective January 1, 2019, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax will increase to $132,900, up from $128,400 in 2018. As a reminder, both employers and employees pay a 6.2% Social Security tax on an employee’s earnings, up to the maximum amount of earnings subject to the tax each year.

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