An employee earns $9,450 for the current period. The cumulative earnings of previous pay periods is $118,700. Social security tax applies to the first $127,200 of employee earnings. Calculate the total and individual amounts to be withheld for social security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) and federal income tax (15%).

What will be an ideal response?



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FICA-Social security* =$ 527.00
FICA-Medicare =137.03
Federal income tax =1,417.50
?$2,081.53

* $127,200 ? $118,700 = $8,500 taxable for Social Security; $8,500 * .062 =$527

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