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An employer pays an
employee, creating a
FICA tax liability.

An employer generally
withholds 7.65% of wages
paid to an employee and
matches that withholding with
7.65% from their own funds.'

An employer generally
deposits FICA taxes on a
monthly or
semiweekly basis.

An employer's deposit schedule for a given calendar year depends on the employer's employment tax reporting history
during a four-quarter lookback period, NOT on how often employees are paid. In 2022, the lookback period is:
July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021 (2020 Q3 to 2021 Q2).
Employers who reported:

$50,000 or less
in taxes are
depositors.
For a monthly depositor, FICA taxes on all
wages paid in a month are
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more than $50,000
in taxes are
semiweekly depositors.
If the employer is a semiweekly depositor, then FICA taxes
on wages paid are...

a  if wages are paid
on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
due the follawrnq Friday
if wages are paid on Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.

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Regardless of an employer's usual
deposit schedule, the one-day rule
requires them to deposit taxes on the nex
business day anytime they accrued
$100,000 or more in taxes.

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Nearly all employers will file Form 941 quarterly to reconcile FICA tax deposits made during
the quarter with their actual tax liability. Form 941 is also used to claim credits against FICA taxes.

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