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If an employee earned $120,000 through November and earned $13,000 in December, how much social security...

If an employee earned $120,000 through November and earned $13,000 in December, how much social security tax would they have to pay on the $13,000 if the 6.20% FICA rate is on a maximum yearly earnings of $128,400 and the 1.45% is the medicare rate?

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Social security tax base = $128,400

Salary earned upto November = $120,000

Hence, in December, social security tax will be paid on = 128,400 - 120,000

= $8,400

Social security tax rate = 6.20%

Social security tax = Salary subject to Social security tax in December x Social security tax rate

= 8,400 x 6.20%

= $520.8

Medicare tax rate = 1.45%

Medicare tax is payable on all salaries earned. There is no maximum salary limit on which medicare tax is payable.

Medicare tax = December salary x Medicare tax rate

= 13,000 x 1.45%

= $188.5

Total FICA taxes payable = Social security tax + Medicare tax

= $520.8 + $188.5

= $709.3

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