If an employee has more than one employer during the year,all employers must withhold federal income taxes but only one employer must withhold FICA tax.

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All employers must withhold both federal income taxes and FICA taxes from their employees' paychecks. Each employer is required to withhold and report taxes based on the individual employee's earnings with that employer. However, there is a limit to the amount of Social Security tax that can be withheld from an employee's wages in a given year, known as the Social Security wage base. Once an employee reaches this limit with one employer, they will not have additional FICA taxes withheld from their wages for the rest of the year, even if they have another job. However, each employer is still responsible for withholding and reporting their portion of FICA taxes on the employee's behalf.

If an Employee Has More Than One Employer During the Year,all