As of June 30, 2016 (the computation date for the 2017 tax rate), Sanchez Company had a

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As of June 30, 2016 (the computation date for the 2017 tax rate), Sanchez Company had a negative balance of $1,190 in its unemployment reserve account in State A. The company’s average payroll over the last three 12-month periods amounted to $520,000. The unemployment compensation law of State A provides that the tax rate of an employer who has a negative balance on the computation date shall be 7.2% during the following calendar year.
Using the tax rate schedule presented in Problem 5-12A, compute:
a. The smallest voluntary contribution that Sanchez Company should make in order to effect a change in its tax rate........................................................................................... $.........
b. The amount of the tax savings as a result of the voluntary contribution if Sanchez Company’s taxable payroll for 2017 is $660,000........................................................... $.............

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Payroll Accounting 2017

ISBN: 978-1337734776

27th edition

Authors: Bernard J. Bieg, Judith Toland

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