• GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
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    4 days ago

    Okay, so you’re talking about something where you have the bare minimum of knowledge. That’s cool, this is the internet after all. Not being an American, I haven’t spent a lot of time reading their tax laws or forms. I dont know if that applies to you. But I try to be more informed if I’m going to argue on the internet, and it appears SS is a marginal tax just like many others. In this case, it’s a flat tax up to $184.5k this year, and 0 for income above that amount. So your initial point was also wrong.

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      I have more than the bare amount of knowledge. I correctly conveyed actual tax code for the us. My initial point was not wrong in the slightest and I linked to actual irs tax forms to prove it. You are misinformed and shouldn’t try correcting people on items you clearly don’t understand.

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        You said if you made over $184k you would pay $0 into SS. In fact you would pay over $20k. How is that correct?

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          I already posted the IRS form that demonstrates that fact.

          There is a wrinkle that during the year until your received income actually exceeds the max you pay in. After that though the IRS will return the money when you file.

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            Have you heard of Schedule C? It’s mentioned at the bottom of page 9 in the pdf you linked. But please, do keep doubling down.

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              Unlike you I can actually read and follow the basic math steps in calculating the tax for social security. If income is above the max, per page 9, then the social security tax is 0. Goodbye.