Get Irs 8959 2022-2026

What is the 3.8% “MEDICARE TAX” or NET INVESTMENT INCOME TAX (“NIIT”)? Many investors selling real estate or other high value investments are often surprised to find out that their tax liability could be subject to an extra 3.8% surtax in addition to the applicable short-term or long-term capital gains tax rates.

Social security and Medicare tax for 2023. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2022. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax. Social security and Medicare taxes apply to the wages of household workers you pay $2,600 or more in cash wages in 2023.

The tax applies to wages from employment, self-employment income and railroad retirement income, but if you are receiving W-2 income, the tax will most likely be withheld from your wages. Either way, anyone subject to the tax is required to file Form 8959 with their annual income tax filing.

Purpose of Form Use Form 8959 to figure the amount of Additional Medicare Tax you owe and the amount of Additional Medicare Tax withheld by your employer, if any. You will carry the amounts to one of the following returns. Form 1040. Form 1040-SR.

Like Social Security tax, Medicare tax is withheld from an employee's paycheck or paid as a self-employment tax. Medicare tax pays for Part A of the Medicare program, which includes hospital insurance for individuals age 65 or older and people who have certain disabilities or medical conditions.

The Additional Medicare Tax applies to wages, railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation, and self-employment income over certain thresholds. Employers are responsible for withholding the tax on wages and RRTA compensation in certain circumstances.

A 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax applies to Medicare wages, self-employment income, and railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation that exceed the following threshold amounts based on filing status: $250,000 for married filing jointly; $125,000 for married filing separately; and. $200,000 for all other taxpayers.