is anyone exempt from paying social security taxes
OVERVIEW. Most people can't avoid paying Social Security taxes on their employment and self-employment income. There are, however, exemptions available to specific groups of taxpayers. Just like the income tax, most people canât avoid paying Social Security taxes on their employment and self-employment income.There are, however, exemptions available to specific groups of taxpayers.axpayers ineligible for these Social Security tax exemptions may be happy to know the tax is imposed only on a maximum amount of income per year. Although not an âexemptionâ per se, the income you earn in excess of the applicable maximum for the year is effectively exempt from Social Security tax.