Question

which of the following is an employer not required to pay half of?
an employees medicare taxes
an employees income taxes
an employees social security taxes

Explanation:

Employers are required to pay half of an employee’s Medicare and Social Security taxes (these are payroll taxes). However, income taxes are the employee’s responsibility to pay (the employer withholds them but doesn’t share the cost—they just remit the employee’s portion to the government). So employers aren’t required to pay half of an employee’s income taxes.

Answer:

B. an employee's income taxes