What is a kind of federal payroll tax

A) Medicare tax

B) sales tax

C) property tax

D) progressive tax

The answer is A)

Medicare tax is a kind of federal payroll tax

Medicare tax (A)

Explanation:

A payroll tax is a tax imposed on employers and employees of labor, it is calculated as a percentage of the salary of the employee. they are divided into two types some are deducted directly from the employees wages by the employer and the other is paid by the employer based on the salary that his employee receives.

A federal payroll tax is tax deducted/paid to the federal Government and they grouped into:

Federal insurance contribution act (FICA) under this federal payroll tax we have the social security tax for taking care of aged people in the society and also disabled people and the medicare tax which is used to fund the health insurance of the medicare department. self employment which is paid by people who are self employed. this type of tax is used to fund social security and medicare as well.

HENCE Medicare tax is a federal payroll tax.