The Ceiling Amounts and Percentages for 2017 for the Two

question 66

Essay

The ceiling amounts and percentages for 2017 for the two portions of the self-employment tax are:
​ $\begin{array}{ll}\text { Social Security portion }&\text { Medicare portion }\\\text { a. } \$ 127,200 ; 12.4 \% & \text { Unlimited; } 2.9 \% \\\text { b. } \$ 127,200 ; 15.3 \% & \text { Unlimited; } 2.9 \% \\\text { c. } \$ 118,500 ; 12.4 \% & \text { Unlimited; } 2.9 \% \\\text { d. } \$ 118,500 ; 2.9 \% & \text { Unlimited; } 13.3 \%\end{array}$

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