who pays state unemployment tax employee or employer
Both the employer and the employee continue to pay Medicare tax, no matter how much is earned. The employer also must pay State and Federal Unemployment Taxes (SUTA and FUTA). The FUTA rate is 6.2 %, but you can take a credit of up to 5.4% for SUTA taxes that you pay.If you are eligible for the maximum credit your FUTA rate will be 0.8%. The wage base for FUTA is $7,000.ou are also required to pay a matching amount of social security and Medicare taxes for your employees and to pay State and Federal unemployment tax. Have each new employee complete IRS form W-4. You will use this form to calculate the amount of federal income tax to withhold from the employee's wages.