FICA Taxation of Amounts Under Employee Benefit Plans

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This document contains proposed regulations under section 3121(v)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, relating to when amounts deferred under or paid from certain nonqualified deferred compensation plans are taken into account as ``wages'' for purposes of the employment taxes imposed by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). The regulations provide guidance to taxpayers who must comply with section 3121(v)(2), which was added to the Code by section 324 of the Social Security Amendments of 1983.