Social security tax limit

SocialSecurity.gov has this information about social security tax limits.
The limits for social security go up every year. For employeed individuals it is 6.2% on earnings up to $97,500 for 2007 and will go up to 6.2% on earnings up to $102,000.

According to the Wiki in the US "Once that amount is earned for a given year, neither the employee nor the employer owe any additional social security tax for that year."

Please refer to IRS publication 15 for details.

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