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Content logic layer

Payroll tax rate is off

paystub_tax_rate_anomaly

Social Security or Medicare withholding does not match the statutory rate.

Severity
medium
Weight
40
Layer
Content logic
Max effect
up to 40 of 100

How it affects the score

The signal contributes its weight times the detector's confidence. Signals combine so several medium findings add up, while one weak finding cannot decide a verdict.

Innocent explanations

Pre-tax benefits lower Social Security and Medicare wages; the wage base caps Social Security.

What to do

Compare withholding with 6.2% and 1.45% of taxable wages.

Seen in the sample · Pay stub with wrong taxes

Social Security withholding is off

Social Security of 150.91 is 3.10% of gross pay 4,868.03; the rate is 6.20%.

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