Jan. 4, 2021 UPDATE: Period extended for collecting deferred 2020 Social Security taxes The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was passed and extended the period for collecting deferred 2020 Social Security taxes. The period for collection is now Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021, (instead of Jan. 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021).
Sept. 11, 2020 DOD educates military service members, civilian employees on Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral In order to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was issued on August 8, 2020, followed by Internal Revenue Service guidance issued on August 28, 2020, to temporarily defer the withholding of Social Security taxes for certain individuals beginning September 1, 2020