Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• FICA
  
  The Federal Insurance Contributions Act consists of payments to the Social Security retirement supplement system and the Medicare hospital insurance program. A tax for each component is levied on employers, employees and certain self-employed individuals. These taxes are taken out of your paycheck separately from your income taxes.
  
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