What two payroll taxes are the responsibility of the employer?

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The employer is responsible for paying the employer share of FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes and the employer share of unemployment taxes (Federal Unemployment Tax Act, or FUTA). The employee share of FICA and unemployment taxes are withheld from the employee's paycheck and paid by the employer to the appropriate government agency. The employer is also responsible for withholding and paying employee income taxes, but this was not one of the options given.

What Two Payroll Taxes Are the Responsibility of the Employer