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RRB Form G-34
Railroad Retirement Board Reminders for 2009
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2009 Tier I Earnings Base and Tax Rate
 
Annual Maximum $106,800.00
Employee and Employer Tax Rate 6.20%
Maximum Employee and Employer Tax $ 6,621.60

2009 Tier II Earnings Base and Tax Rates

Annual Maximum $79,200.00
Employee Tax Rate 3.90%
Maximum Employee Tax $3,088.80
Employer Tax Rate 12.10%
Maximum Employer Tax $9,583.20

2009 Medicare Hospital Insurance Earnings Base and Tax Rate

Annual Maximum No Limit
Employee and Employer Tax Rate 1.45%

Total Tier I, Tier II, & Medicare Hospital Insurance Maximum Tax Based on Earnings of $106,800.00

Employees $11,259.00
Employers $17,753.40
(Additional Taxes are 1.45% of Earnings in Excess of $106,800.00)
 
Amount Needed for Quarter of Social Security Coverage $1090.00 in 2009
(Up to 4)
 
2009 Employer RUIA Tax Rate 2.15% - 12%
On First $1,330.00 Per Month
 
Employee RUIA 2008 Qualifying Earnings $3,200.00 For Benefit Year 2009
(Beginning July 1, 2009)
 
RUIA Daily Benefit Rate $64.00 For Benefit Year 2009
(Beginning July 1, 2009)

Work Deduction Exempt Amounts
 
Full Retirement Age (FRA)
(for months prior to FRA in calendar year)
Annual $37,680.00
Monthly $3,140.00
($1.00 Deduction for Each $3.00 of
Excess Earnings)
 
Under FRA
 
Annual $14,160.00
Monthly $1,180.00
($1.00 Deduction for Each $2.00 of
Excess Earnings)
 
Basic Medicare Premium

$96.40

Cost-Of-Living Increase, December 2008

Tier I 5.8%
Tier II 1.9%

 


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Date posted: 12/08/2008
Date updated: 12/08/2008