Taxpayers Face Increased Withholding Despite 2% Payroll Tax Cut

One of the most prominent features of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 is the one-year “payroll tax holiday” for 2011—a two-percentage-point reduction in payroll tax for employees. According to an IRS news release, this reduction will cause the take-home pay of millions of workers to increase in 2011.However, […]