It comes from the ProvenÃ§al word trobar, the literal meaning of which is to find, and the technical meaning of which is to compose. Comtessa de DÃ­a or Beatriz de DÃ­a (flourished late 12th/early 13th century) was the daughter of Count Isoard II of DÃ­a (a town on the DrÃ´me in the marquisate of Provence). According to her vida, she was married to Guillem or Guilhem de Poitiers, Count of Viennois but she was in love with Raimbaut of Orange.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a US payroll tax deducted to fund the Social Security and Medicare programs. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a US payroll tax deducted to fund the Social Security and Medicare programs.
The acronym FICA refers to Federal Insurance Contributions Act. This is a federal act mandating employers to deduct a particular percentage from the salary of every employee each pay period. As an added requirement, FICA mandates the employer to match the amount deducted from each employee and put the money to Social Security Trust Fund, which is a government account. The fund will be used for retirement, insurance, Medicare and other benefits of retirees. The person behind the FICA is no other than President Franklin Roosevelt. Social Security Act of 1935 initiated the FICA. The program started collecting payments and taxes, as well as paying benefits in the year 1937.