OO$5,042.82$4,673.92$4,995.22$4,721.52E An employee earns $5,950 per month working for an employer. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate forSocial Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 earned each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxrate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the StateUnemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. Theemployee has $200 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $168 andcontributes $84 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January?(Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)Multiple Choice$5,129.10454333

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Lemur Corp. is going to pay three employees a year-end bonus. The amount of the year-end bonus and the amount of federal income tax withholding are as follows. Lemurs payroll deductions include FICA Social Security at 6.2%, FICA Medicare at 1.45%, FUTA at 0.6%, SUTA at 5.4%, federal income tax as previously shown, state income tax at 5% of gross pay, and 401(k) employee contributions at 2% of gross pay. Record the entry for the employee payroll on December 31.
For tax purposes, assume that the maximum taxable earnings are 118,500 for Social Security and 7,000 for the unemployment tax and that all earnings are taxable for Medicare. For the payroll register for the month of November for Shelby, Inc., determine the taxable earnings for each employee.
An employee earned $60,700 during the year working for an employer. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 of employee earnings per calendar year, and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. What is the amount of total unemployment taxes the employee must pay? Multiple Choice O O $434.00 $56.00 $101.50 $378.00 $0.00
An employee earns $5,500 per month working for an employer. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 of earnings each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $182 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $150 and contributes $75 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount the employer should record as payroll taxes?
The chief executive officer earns $21.500 per month. As of May 31, her gross pay was $107,500. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137700 earned each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. What is the amount of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) - Medicare withheld from this employee for the month of June? Multiple Choice O $666.50 $7,898.03 $288.37 $311.75 $1,333.00
An employee earns $5,750 per month working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $192 in tederal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $160 and contributes $80 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.) Multiple Choice $4.87812 $4,56762
An employee earns $5,500 per month working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $182 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $150 and contributes $75 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)
According to a summary of the payroll of Mountain Streaming Co., $110,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $25,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes. a. Calculate the employer's payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%.
The chief executive officer earns $10,020 per month. As of May 31, her gross pay was $50,100. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee’s pay. What is the amount of FICA-Social Security withheld from this employee for the month of June?

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