How do I determine how much social security and medicare taxes I am obligated to pay?

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I am currently a student with very minimal income. Last year I informed my employer of my tax-exempt status and nothing was taken out of my paycheck for federal income tax, social security or medicare. Now my income is a bit higher, so I don't have the tax-exempt status, and taxes have been taken out of my paycheck. I started paying SS and medicare tax immediately after I changed my tax-exempt status with my employer. I started preparing my tax return and noticed that there is nowhere to enter the amount that I paid for these taxes (it only asks about federal income tax paid). So how do I make sure that I paid the correct amount? If I had changed my status a week earlier or later, I would have paid a different amount, so it seems unlikely that I paid the correct amount.

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Henry Daniel LivelyTax LawyerNewport Beach, CA ·
Your employer is required to calculate the correct amount and file the payroll tax returns. The state taxes you paid in are a deduction if you itemize. Otherwise, you are correct and they are not reported on the return. Any individual seeking legal advice for their own situation should retain their own legal counsel as this blog provides information that is general in nature and not specific to any person's unique situation. Circular 230 Disclaimer - Advice given in this Blog cannot be used to eliminate penalties with the IRS or any other governmental agency.
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