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US PAY: Tax Relief Act of 2012
On February 17,
the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act of
2012). The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature, and he
has indicated he is in favor of the legislation.
The Tax Relief Act of 2012 extends until the end of 2012 the reduction in the social security tax rate paid by employees from 6.2% to 4.2% that was first implemented for 2011 by the Tax Relief Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-312). With the reduction set to expire December 31, 2011, and the employee social security tax rate scheduled to reset to 6.2%, Congress passed the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Pub. L. No. 112-78), which extended the reduction through the end of February 2012.
The Tax Relief Act of 2012 extends until the end of 2012 the reduction in the social security tax rate paid by employees from 6.2% to 4.2% that was first implemented for 2011 by the Tax Relief Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-312). With the reduction set to expire December 31, 2011, and the employee social security tax rate scheduled to reset to 6.2%, Congress passed the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Pub. L. No. 112-78), which extended the reduction through the end of February 2012.
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