A company's employees had the following earnings records at the close of the current payroll period: Employees Earning through Prior Pay PeriodEarning this Pay PeriodF. Argent....$11,300$3,900A. Garza.......6,1002,500L. Hong..........9,5003,100R. Levinson...4,8001,400J. Young.......10,0003,000The company's payroll taxes expense on each employee's earnings includes: FICA Social Security taxes of 6.2% on the first $127,200 of earnings plus 1.45% FICA Medicare on all wages; 0.6% federal unemployment taxes on the first $7,000; and 2.5% state unemployment taxes on the first $7,000. Compute the employer's total payroll taxes expense for the current pay period.

What will be an ideal response?



FICA-Social Security$13,900 * .062 = $861.80
FICA-Medicare$13,900 * .0145 =201.55
FUTA$2,3001 * .006 =13.80
SUTA$2,3001 * .025 =  57.50
Total employer payroll taxes?$1,134.65


1 Employee pay subject to unemployment taxes:
Argent $0 + Garza $900 + Hong $0 + Levinson $1,400 + Young $0 = $2,300

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