Question

Since the FICA tax is split equally between employers and employees, we can conclude that the incidence of this tax is also equally shared. a. True b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

Since the FICA tax is split equally between employers and employees, we can conclude that the incidence of this tax is also equally shared.

a. True

Explanation:

The incidence of the FICA tax refers to the extent to which an individual employee or the employing organization suffers from the imposition of the FICA tax.  In the final analysis, the incidence may not be borne by the organization but consumers of its goods and services, depending on the elasticity of demand.  Employers and employees usually split the FICA tax equally.  The FICA (Federal Insurance Contribution Act) refers to the federally mandated tax for Social Security and Medicare.