compensating tax
compensation tax

And, so far at least, no mention of any compensating tax break for stay at home mums.

The unemployment compensation tax varies but is generally about 2 percent of the first $7,000 of wages, all paid by the employer.

The Legislature also raised the taxable wage base for collection of the unemployment compensation tax, and reduced unemployment benefits by 7 percent.

What troubles the industry, however, is the possibility that the State Department of Labor might begin to classify freelance interpreters as employees for purposes of assessing unemployment compensation taxes.

It means that FedEx does not have to pay Social Security or workers' compensation taxes, and that the drivers, not FedEx, pay for the trucks, repairs, gasoline and tires.

In the first major Congressional test of a tax increase since President Bush took office, the House Ways and Means Committee voted 18 to 17 today against raising the unemployment compensation tax to aid the young and elderly poor.

Gov. John R. McKernan, a Republican, ordered the latest government shutdown at 3:30 A.M. after failing to reach agreement with the Democratic-controlled Legislature on new taxes and a reduction in workers' compensation taxes for businesses.

Obama had nominated Nancy Killefer for the position of Chief Performance Officer, but Killefer withdrew on February 3 after it was revealed that she had failed to pay the unemployment compensation tax for a household employee for a period of 18 months.

The measure would allow some large bakery companies, like Pepperidge Farm, Freihofer's and Arnold, to designate certain drivers as independent contractors, which would mean that the companies would not be required to pay the drivers' Social Security, Medicare and unemployment compensation taxes.

The Giffords said they were shocked to learn that the blouses were being made at a sweatshop, not far from Mrs. Gifford's television studio, and that the owner not only owed back pay, but also failed to pay overtime, Social Security taxes and workers' compensation taxes.