Payroll Tax Holiday is over, many people are getting smaller paychecks this week

If you received your first paycheck of the year already, you may have noticed it looks smaller.

The Payroll Tax Holiday has expired and that means everyone is paying more for social security.

For most people, it's not thousands of dollars, but the amount of money we're talking about here equals a tank of gas or a night out with the family each month.

Robert Miller at Liberty Tax Service in Cumberland County says the sun has set on the Payroll Tax Holiday, which lowered what you pay for in social security payroll tax.  But now it's back up.

That means some families could see close to $1,000 less in their paychecks this year.  "It's going to have an impact on everybody." Miller explained.  "It'll be relative, the amount of money you make and your personal situation but for a family making 45 thousand dollars a year you'll see about a 900 dollar decrease in their total income for the year."

For those of you who file early, the owner of Liberty Tax Service says don't expect your refund early.

In the past, they've been able to file on January 15th, but because of the fiscal cliff, they can't file until the 30th of this month.