does federal withholding include fica
FICA taxes are somewhat unique in that there is required withholding from an employee's wages as well as an employer's portion of the taxes that must be paid. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is the federal law that requires you to withhold three separate taxes from the wages you pay your employees. 1  FICA is comprised of: 2  a 6.2 percent Social Security tax; 3  a 1.45 percent Medicare tax (the âregularâ Medicare tax); and.