[VRWC_minion]

lots and lots of people pay zero payroll taxes at all. I work as a consultant, I get an hourly fee, I pay zero payroll taxes.

You don't pay SE tax ?

The high rollers would love to hear how you legally avoid SS and Medicare tax.

[Red Jones]

I don't know how it works, but when I work as an employee at a lower wage through a consulting agency I have taxes with-held and the tax rates are higher. But when I work as a consultant and am paid direct and a much higher rate, not through an agency, then I don't have it withheld and the tax rates end up being a lot lower. Come to think of it I know my tax consultant does take some money for social security tax, but it ends up being very low compared to what it would've been if it was a regular paycheck with the standard payroll taxes.