off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home Blog Just the Basics on Payroll Taxes Just the Basics on Payroll Taxes October 17, 2012, 10:59 pm | By CBPP We highlighted our new report yesterday on why policymakers should extend the payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment insurance for another year. For some context on payroll taxes, see “Policy Basics: Federal Payroll Taxes,” the latest addition to our series of backgrounders. Image That series also includes brief and more in-depth pieces on unemployment insurance, as well as state-by-state information on how many weeks of unemployment benefits are available to jobless workers. Topics: Federal Budget, Federal Tax, Social Security, Personal Taxes, Business Taxes, Medicare, Economy, Health CBPP Share Facebook Twitter Print Email PreviousWhy We Should Extend the Payroll Tax Cut and Emergency Jobless BenefitsNextFive Points Worth Remembering About Taxes and the Poor Stay up to date Email address Submit Receive the latest news and reports from the Center