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   FICA-Social Security

  6.20%-Note (1)

  IRS

   FICA-Medicare

  1.45%-Note (2)

  IRS

   Federal Withholding

  Based on Form W-4

  N/A

   Federal Withholding

  14.00%- Note (3)

  N/A

   Pa. State Income Tax

  3.07%

  State of PA

   Pa. State Unemployment Insurance

  0.06%

  State of PA

   City of Pittsburgh Wage Tax

  1.00%

  City of Pgh

   City of Pittsburgh Non-Resident Tax

  1.00%

  City of Pgh

   City of Pittsburgh School Tax

  2.00%

  City of Pgh

   Aspinwall Borough Tax

 1.00%

  N/A

   Bradford Wage & School Tax

  1.00%- Note (4)

  N/A

   Geistown Borough Wage Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   Greensburg Wage & School Tax

  1.65%

  N/A

   Hempfield Township Wage & School Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   Monessen Wage & School Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   O'Hara Township Wage Tax-1-Fox Chapel

  1.00%

  N/A

   O'Hara Township Wage Tax-2-Blawnox

  1.00%

  N/A

   O'Hara Township Wage Tax-3-Indiana

  1.00%

  N/A

   O'Hara Township Wage Tax

  1.20%

  N/A

   Philadelphia Wage Tax

  3.98% (Resident only)

  N/A

   Plum Borough Wage & School Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   Richland Township Wage & School Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   Sharpsburg Borough Tax

  1.00%

  N/A

   Titusville Wage & School Tax

  1.00%- Note (4)

  N/A

   Local Services Tax

  See Payroll Deductions

  Web Page         

  N/A

  Note (1) $102,000 cap for 2008; $106,800 cap for 2009
  Note (2) No Cap
  Note (3) Foreign Employee-Country Has No Treaty & Employee is paid a Stipend
  Note (4) 1% Nonresident tax of the municipality

 

 

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