Kyle worked as a free-lance software engineer for the first three months of 2015. During that time,

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Kyle worked as a free-lance software engineer for the first three months of 2015. During that time, he earned $44,000 of self-employment income. On April 1, 2015, Kyle took a job as a full-time software engineer with one of his former clients, Hoogle Inc. From April through the end of the year, Kyle earned $178,000 in salary. What amount of FICA taxes (self-employment and employment related) does Kyle owe for the year?