payroll tax

American  

noun

1. a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.

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Etymology

Origin of payroll tax

First recorded in 1980–85

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Example Sentences

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payroll tax

That means only about 83% of all earnings covered by the program are subject to the payroll tax, compared with 90% in 1983, when the last major reforms to Social Security were passed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

This means that far from a one-and-done fix, monkeying with the payroll tax would have to be part of a broader discussion about taxation, eligibility and benefit levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Canada implemented newsroom payroll tax credits in 2019 amounting to about $13,750 per journalist in an eligible newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Among the additional financing options available are borrowing from the general fund, financing half of the hospital insurance fund with general revenues, and increasing the payroll tax rate.

From State of the Union Address by Jimmy Carter

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