Once that amount is earned, neither the employee or the employer owes any social security tax. The Medicare tax rate is 2.9% for the employee and the employer. You will withhold 1.45% of an employee's wages and pay a matching amount for Medicare tax. There is no wage base for the Medicare portion of the FICA tax. Both the employer and the employee continue to pay Medicare tax, no matter how much is earned.
For guests age 62 or older, Carowinds does offer a discount ticket for $37.99. Junior Discount. The junior ticket doesn't go by age, but goes by height. If a guest is under 48 tall in shoes, they can get a ticket for $37.99.
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