That’s to account for the employer share of fica taxes that regular employees don’t typically see.
Let me explain to see if I understand.
Employee grosses $100- OK I can't explain it so I don't understand.
I'm self employed so I pay both halves of the FICA.
Maybe my employer half of me gets a deduction for the portion I paid for my employee half?
Sound Right?
Maybe I do understand.
OK don't understand the precise numbers but how about the concept?
I have included Medicare tax of 1.45%
Employer me pays employee me $100, Employee pays $7.65 of SS Tax.
Employer pays 7.65* 0.9325 = $7.13 of SS tax.
Is that the concept, if yes, you can go on to the precise numbers that I don't get.