Instruction $3-1$

Complete Problems $1$ and $2$ by recording your answers in the spaces provided. Use the following tax rates and taxable wage

bases: Employees' and Employer's OASDI$-6\mathrm{.}2\%$ both on $$160,200$; HI$-1\mathrm{.}45\%$ for employees and employers on the total wages paid.

Employees' Supplemental HI of $0\mathrm{.}9\%$ on wages in excess of $$200,000$ was not applicable in these problems.

Refer to Instruction $3-1.$ Karlie Hastings is a writer $($employee$)$ for the Santa Fe Gazette and has an annual salary of

$$64,100.$ This year, she also realized net self$-$employment earnings of $$105,000$ from a book she wrote. What portion of

her self$-$employment earnings is subject to the two parts of the social security tax?

$($a$)$ OASDI taxable self$-$employment earnings

$($b$)$ HI taxable self$-$employment earnings

$($c$)$ OASDI self$-$employment tax

$($d$)$ Hi self$-$employment tax