Trump wants employers to defer payroll taxes. Here’s why many probably won’t

Employers have been put in a tough spot by the Trump administration — they now have the option to temporarily stop withholding Social Security taxes from their employees’ paychecks for the rest of the year.Employers have been put in a tough spot by the Trump administration — they now have the option to temporarily stop withholding Social Security taxes from their employees’ paychecks for the rest of the year.