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Withholding is a [[tax]] deducted from a salary, wage, or other [[income]] on behalf of the [[government]] at the time of payment of [[wages]] to the person who pays it.  
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'''Withholding''' is the collection of a portion of wages to cover the [[income tax]] due.  The goal is to make it easier for people to pay; it replaced a system whereby people paid all their income taxes for a given year on March 15 the following year. It was devised in 1943 to help pay for World War II by [[Milton Friedman]], at the time a liberal.
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Latest revision as of 21:52, July 13, 2016

Withholding is the collection of a portion of wages to cover the income tax due. The goal is to make it easier for people to pay; it replaced a system whereby people paid all their income taxes for a given year on March 15 the following year. It was devised in 1943 to help pay for World War II by Milton Friedman, at the time a liberal.