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Question: Does the employee in fact pay the employer's share of FICA taxes?


I have read numerous reports that discuss the Social Security by assuming that in fact it is the employee who pays the employer's share of FICA taxes, namely 6.2% in the form of lower salary, but I have never seen any study that clearly and unambiguously demonstrates this. Does anyone know of such study?

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