Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The employee federal and state income tax and Social Security tax are optional payroll deductions.
2. Income taxes are withheld from the employee's paycheck.
3. Social Security (FICA) tax is withheld from the employees' pay and matched by the employer.
4. Andrew, an employee of Super Retailer, Inc., has gross salary for March of $5,500. The entire
amount is under the OASDI limit of $118,500 and thus subject to FICA. The total amount of employee
FICA tax is $841.50. (Assume a FICA-OASDI Tax of 6.2% and FICA-Medicare Tax of 1.45%.)
5. Medicare taxes are a required column in a payroll register.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False - Employee FICA tax = Gross Salary × FICA rate
Employee FICA tax = $5,500 × 7.65% = $420.75
5. True

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