Marys Luxury Travel uses a weekly federal income tax withholding table. Refer to Figure 8-4 in the
Question:
Mary’s Luxury Travel uses a weekly federal income tax withholding table. Refer to Figure 8-4 in the text. The payroll data for each employee for the week ended March 22, 20—, are given. Employees are paid 1½ times the regular rate for working over 40 hours a week.
Name | No. of Allowances | Marital Status | Total Hours Worked Mar. 16–22 | Rate | Total Earnings Jan. 1–Mar. 15 |
Bacon, Andrea | 4 | M | 44 | $14.00 | $6,300.00 |
Cole, Andrew | 1 | S | 40 | 15.00 | 6,150.00 |
Hicks, Melvin | 3 | M | 44 | 13.50 | 5,805.00 |
Leung, Cara | 1 | S | 36 | 14.00 | 5,600.00 |
Melling, Melissa | 2 | M | 40 | 14.50 | 5,945.00 |
Social Security tax is withheld from the first $128,400 of earnings at the rate of 6.2%. Medicare tax is withheld at the rate of 1.45%, and city earnings tax at the rate of 1%, both applied to gross pay. Bacon and Leung have $15 withheld and Cole and Hicks have $10 withheld for health insurance. Bacon and Leung have $20 withheld to be invested in the travel agency’s credit union. Cole has $38.75 withheld and Hicks has $18.75 withheld under a savings bond purchase plan.
Mary’s Luxury Travel’s payroll is met by drawing checks on its regular bank account. The checks were issued in sequence, beginning with Check No. 423.
Andrew Cole, employee number 62, is employed as a manager in the ticket sales department. He was born on May 8, 1986, and was hired on June 1 of last year. His Social Security number is 544-67-1283. He lives at 28 Quarry Drive, Vernon, CT, 06066.
Cornerstones of Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1111879044
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Authors: Rich, Jeff Jones, Dan Heitger, Maryanne Mowen, Don Hansen