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1935 Social Security Act


FEDERAL TAXES WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT (TITLE VIII)


COVERAGE (See. 811 b):
Federal taxes are to be paid by all employers and employees based on wages received in employment in any service performed within the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii except:
1. Agricultural labor;
2. Domestic service in a private home;
3. Casual labor not in the course of employer's trade or business;
4. An individual who has attained 65 years;
5. Officers or members of the crew of a vessel documented under the laws of the United States or of any foreign country;
6. Employees of the United States Government;
7. Employees of a State or a political subdivision;
8. Employees of nonprofit institutions operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals;
9. Employees of a carrier as defined in (Public No. 400, 74th Cong. [H. R. 8652]).

RATES OF TAXES:
Taxes assessed on wages not counting in excess of $3,000 annually paid any individual (sec. 811a).


INCOME TAX ON WAGES OF EMPLOYEES (Sec. 801)

tax rate table

Income tax on employee collected by employer by deducting the tax from wages (sec. 802a), but such a tax not to be allowed as a deduction in computing net income for Income Tax purposes (sec. 803).

EXCISE TAX ON WAGES PAID BY EMPLOYERS (Sec. 804)

excise tax table


FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION:
Taxes collected by Bureau of Internal Revenue under direction of Secretary of Treasury and paid into United States Treasury as internal-revenue collections (sec. 807a). Commissioner of Internal Revenue with approval of Secretary of Treasury makes rules for enforcement of title (sec. 808).
Taxes collected in such manner, at such time, and under such conditions (either by making and filing returns or by stamps, coupons, tickets, books, or other reasonable devices or methods) as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who furnishes to the Postmaster General a suitable quantity to be kept at post offices. The Postmaster General at least once a month transfers to Treasury as internal revenue collections all receipts so deposited (sec. 809).
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