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Hi all,
I am doing Air Force FAP and was commissioned last May, so I am technically in the reserves now. I noticed on my Air Force pay stubs and my W2 that I don't have any money withheld for Social Security or Medicare. I called the Reserve Pay Office and they said that it's because military pay is somehow exempt from those withholdings. I was satisfied with that but then I checked the Social Security Administration website and found this:
"While you are in military service, you pay Social Security taxes just as civilian employees do. In 2011, the tax rate is 5.65 percent, up to a maximum of $106,800. If you earn more, you continue to pay the Medicare portion of the tax (1.45 percent) on the rest of your earnings."
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10017.html
And I couldn't find any information refuting that. Can anyone help me shed some light on this? Thanks!
I am doing Air Force FAP and was commissioned last May, so I am technically in the reserves now. I noticed on my Air Force pay stubs and my W2 that I don't have any money withheld for Social Security or Medicare. I called the Reserve Pay Office and they said that it's because military pay is somehow exempt from those withholdings. I was satisfied with that but then I checked the Social Security Administration website and found this:
"While you are in military service, you pay Social Security taxes just as civilian employees do. In 2011, the tax rate is 5.65 percent, up to a maximum of $106,800. If you earn more, you continue to pay the Medicare portion of the tax (1.45 percent) on the rest of your earnings."
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10017.html
And I couldn't find any information refuting that. Can anyone help me shed some light on this? Thanks!