payroll tax
noun
1
: a tax that is paid by a company and that is based on the amount of money that the company spends paying all of its employees
2
: money that is taken from a person's pay and given directly to the government as income tax
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With Social Security payments now exceeding payroll tax collections and other trust fund earnings, some of those IOUs, in the form of Treasury securities, are being redeemed to pay beneficiaries.
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Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Bill 1369 would provide financial assistance for working families to pay for child care through a new 1.5% payroll tax on large, for-profit employers and help streamline the process of enrolling in child care programs for low-income families.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
These proposals included a repeal of a tax on solar energy, a repeal of free community college and a repeal of a recent 1% payroll tax.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
The act calls for Social Security benefits to rise by $2,400 per year and would be fully funded for the next 75 years through application of a payroll tax on all income above $250,000.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Bill 1369 would provide financial assistance for working families to pay for child care through a new 1.5% payroll tax on large, for-profit employers and help streamline the process of enrolling in child care programs for low-income families.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
These proposals included a repeal of a tax on solar energy, a repeal of free community college and a repeal of a recent 1% payroll tax.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
The act calls for Social Security benefits to rise by $2,400 per year and would be fully funded for the next 75 years through application of a payroll tax on all income above $250,000.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Payroll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll%20tax. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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