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Tax Topic 17 - Social Security and Medicare Taxes
Social security and Medicare taxes are collected under the SECA and the FICA. Here, we will explore which earnings are taxed under both systems and how to figure earnings from self-employment. We will also, if you have a household employee, you may need to pay state and federal employment taxes. The tax consultant needs to know whether the taxpayer has a household employees and whether the taxpayer needs to pay federal employment taxes. In addition, one must know how to figure, pay and report these taxes and records one must keep.

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Student Instructions: Complete the following 3 steps:

  1. Read the reading material and answer the questions on this page.

  2. Assignment Pending...Submit the answers to the Assignment online (the questions on this page). Scroll down for all questions on this page. When you are ready to submit click on the Assignment link. (These questions may appear again on the quiz online).

  3. Complete a quiz on the reading material: Quiz Online. You have 60 minutes to complete 40 questions for this quiz. You must study the reading material. You won't have time to look up questions in the reading material. If you don't pass, you can retry only after 24 hours have passed. - Every time you try the questions will be different. You will be disqualified from completing this topic if you do not  allow the proper 24 hours in between tries. If you are disqualified, you will notified through email of the substitute topic to complete.

Important: If you fail a topic you can try again until you pass. However, you cannot try that same quiz or assignment again until 24 hours later. This will give you enough time to study and review the reading material.

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You will need IRS Publication 517, IRS Publication 926, and Form 1040 Instructions (Form 1040 instructions only up to page 98) to complete this tax topic.

Please note: Form 1040 Instructions (Form 1040 instructions only up to page 98) will be used for the rest of the topics in the initial tax preparer certification course. You will be responsible to answer questions from the Form 1040 instructions booklet (up to page 98) on every topic so read it carefully.

 
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