Question: Sky Co. employed Tom Mills in 2016. Tom earned $5,100 per month and worked the entire year. Assume the Social Security tax rate is 6
Sky Co. employed Tom Mills in 2016. Tom earned $5,100 per month and worked the entire year. Assume the Social Security tax rate is 6 percent for the first $110,000 of earnings and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5 percent. Tom’s federal income tax withholding amount is $900 per month. Use 5.4 percent for the state unemployment tax rate and .06 percent for the federal unemployment tax rate on the first $7,000 of earnings per employee.
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a. Answer the following questions.
(1) What is Tom’s net pay per month?
(2) What amount does Tom pay monthly in FICA payroll taxes?
(3) What is the total payroll tax expense for Sky Co. for January 2016? February 2016?
March 2016? December 2016?
b. Assume that instead of $5,100 per month Tom earned $9,600 per month. Answer the questions in Requirement a.
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a 1 Tom Gross Earnings 510000 Deductions Federal Income Tax 90000 FICA Tax SS 5100 x 6 30600 FICA Tax Medicare 5100 x 15 7650 Total Deductions 128250 Net Pay 381750 2 Toms monthly FICA tax Social Secu... View full answer
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