<p>On W-2, there are sections for federal income tax withheld, social security tax withheld, and medicare tax withheld. </p>
<p>Does the social security tax withheld count for “Social security benefits received for all family members except the student (untaxed portion only)”?</p>
<p>Where is federal income tax withheld used in CSS? or is it even used?</p>
<p>Also, medicare tax withheld is the same thing as “Amounts withheld from wages for dependent care and medical spending accounts”</p>
<p>Please enlighten me with your knowledge in 3 hours!!</p>
<p>I don’t know about CSS specifically but:
No. Everyone who works has to pay Social security tax - social security tax witheld is an amount deducted from you earnings to pay social security taxes - it is based on a percentage of your income. Social security benefits would be some sort of social security income received (for instance unemployment benefits)</p>
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Again - no. Again everyone who works has to pay medicare taxes. Not the same thing at all as dependent care and medical spending accounts.</p>
<p>Federal income tax withheld is not used or asked for. They do ask for the federal tax paid according to your income tax return. That is not the same.</p>