Social Security Wage Base Rises To $127,200 For 2017; “Nanny Tax” Threshold Stays At $2,000

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that the maximum amount of earnings subject to OASDI Social Security tax will rise to $127,200, in 2017 after holding at $118,500 for 2016 and 2015. The SSA cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are based on the rise in the average Consumer

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Chief Counsel on What Makes Amounts Paid To “Limited Partners” of an LLC Subject To Self-Employment Taxes

IRS Chief Counsel (CCA 201436049) has concluded that so-called limited partners of an investment management firm were not limited partners of the firm (a limited liability company (LLC) treated as a partnership) and were being paid compensation for services. Therefore, the amounts they received from the firm

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