: Total federal tax deducted from paychecks.
The 2012 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, follows a standardized text structure for identifying information, income boxes, and statutory codes. For that tax year, the Social Security wage base was capped at . Identifying Information (Boxes a–f)
: Total Social Security tax deducted (typically 6.2% for 2012). W2 Form 2012
: The unique ID for the individual worker.
Page 4. a Employee's social security number. OMB No. 1545-0008. b Employer identification number (EIN) c Employer's name, address, IRS (.gov) : Total federal tax deducted from paychecks
: Full taxable wages for Medicare (no cap).
: Total Medicare tax deducted (typically 1.45%). 7. Social security tips : Tips reported by the employee. Wage and Tax Statement
: Total federal taxable income for the year.