{"data":{"id":"us/26-cfr-31.3111-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"26 CFR 31.3111-3","heading":"-3 When employer tax attaches.","body":"The employer tax attaches at the time that the wages are paid by the employer. For provisions relating to the time of such payment, see § 31.3121(a)-2.","path":["Title 26—Internal Revenue","CHAPTER I—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER C—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE","PART 31—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE","Subpart B—Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Chapter 21, Internal Revenue Code of 1954)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-26.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"1df7bfc9af48818655696d6e4c5116f72237aa7ce6dfe345ed93178f102d1694","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/26-cfr-31.3111-2","next":"us/26-cfr-31.3111-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
