is social security paid in on employee deductible?
<answer> No, employees may not deduct any payroll tax withheld from your income. <context> The IRS collects the Social Security payroll tax on behalf of the Social Security Administration. IRS rules do not allow the employer or the employee to waive the tax or change its rate, which as of 2012 was 4.2 percent for employees and 6.2 percent for employers. You may not deduct any payroll tax withheld from your income. Your eligibility for Social Security benefits depends on a system of work credits, which are earned by drawing income and paying in to the Social Security system.