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.
What is FICA? The Federal Insurance Contributions Act is the federal law that requires you to withhold two separate taxes from the wages you earn. It includes Social Security Tax and Medicare Tax at a flat percentage rate. The Social Security Tax is 6.2% rate of your wages, and the Medicare Tax is 1.45% of your wages. If you earn more than $200,000, you will also be taxed an additional 0.9% Medicare surtax. Youâre not the only one paying for FICA, however.