What Social Security and Medicare amounts do I withhold and match for 2026 wages?
I'm an Indian founder and my US LLC just hired an engineer at 95,000 dollars a year, with a chance her total comp crosses 200,000 with bonuses. The payroll provider obviously does the math, but I sign off on the filings and I want to actually verify the 2026 rates: what comes out of her paycheck, what the LLC pays on top, where the caps are, and what changes above 200,000.
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