2a. As of 2020, the combined or aggregate social security tax rate is 12.4% which is equally divided between the employees and the employers implying that the employers pay 6.2% of the total tax rate and the rest 6.2% is paid by the employees. The maximum limit up to which the social security tax rate is applicable is the annual income of $137,700. Therefore, the aggregate social security tax rate on the 100,000th dollar earned in the labor market in a year would 12.4% with 6.2% paid by the employee and the rest 6.2% paid by the employer since it is within the annual income limited which is subject to social security tax.
2b. The annual income above $137,700 is exempted from or is not subject to social security tax and hence, if any individual earns up to 200,000th dollars annually he or she would not have to pay any social security tax above the limit of $137,700 annual income up to $200,000 and would only pay 6.2% of the aggregate 12.4%social security tax rate up to the annual income of $137,700.
2c. The earnings outside the conventional labor market such as earnings on lotteries, property inheritance, or any uncounted/unauthorized or illegal income such as gambling. Hence, any such earning is usually not subject to social security tax but however, many of these authorized earnings are not free or exempted from both federal and state income tax and have to be filed in compliance with the relevant tax regulations of the Internal Revenue Services or IRS.
2a. What is the Social Security tax rate on the 100,000th dollar you earn in the...
Social security and Medicare tax for 2019.The social security tax rate is 6.2% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2018. The social security wage base limit is $132,900.The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2018. The wage base limit for Medicare tax is?
Calculating Social Security and Medicare Taxes Assume a Social Security tax rate of 6.2% is applied to maximum earnings of $118,500 and a Medicare tax rate of 1.45% is applied to all earnings. Calculate the Social Security and Medicare taxes for the following situations If an amount box does not require an entry leave it blank. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Cumul Pay Before Current Weekly Payroll Current Gross Pay Year to Date Earnings - Soc...
The social security wage limit for 2015 is $118,500 and the tax rate is 6.2%. An employee has earned $115,780 so far in 2015. How much social security taxes will be withheld out of their current paycheck of $7,340? (Round your answer to the nearest whole cent.) $168.64 $16.86 $455.08 $337.28
a) Tax September Earnings Subject to Tax Tax Rate Tax Amount FICA—Social Security $1,400.00 6.20% $86.80 FICA—Medicare 1,400.00 1.45% 20.30 FUTA 900.00 3.10% 27.90 SUTA 900.00 2.90% 26.10 b) Tax September Earnings Subject to Tax Tax Rate Tax Amount FICA—Social Security $3,700.00 6.20% $229.40 FICA—Medicare 3,700.00 1.45% 53.65 FUTA 3.10% SUTA 2.90% c) Tax September Earnings Subject to Tax Tax Rate Tax Amount FICA—Social Security 6.20% FICA—Medicare 9,600 1.45% 139.20 FUTA 3.10% SUTA 2.90% CH Required information The following information...
Davis and Thompson have earnings of $850 each. The social security tax rate is 6% and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5%. Assuming that the payroll will be paid on December 29, what will be the employer's total FICA tax for this payroll period?
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Davis and Thompson have earnings of $940 each. The social security tax rate is 6.0%, and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5%. Assuming that the payroll will be paid on December 29, what will be the employer's total FICA tax for this payroll period? Oa. $60.00 Ob. $28.20 Oc. $119.00 Od. $141.00
what is the taxable amount of social security income reported on the tax return if a single taxpayer's income included 9,400 in social security benefits and 150 in interest income
2a: what is the amount of income from continuing operations before income tax? *THE ANSWER IS NOT $359520 SO IF YOU GET THAT ITS WRONG* 2b 2c 3 4 are in photos Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Selected account balances from the adjusted trial balance for Olinda Corporation as of its calendar year-end December 31 follow. Debit Credit 14,800 $ $ 34,800 26,650 44,800 107,200 72,400 44,800 176,100 a. Interest revenue b. Depreciation expense-Equipment...
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