Wage and Tax Statement Data on Employer FICA Tax Ehrlich Co. began business on J

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Wage and Tax Statement Data on Employer FICA Tax Ehrlich Co. began business on January 2, 20Y8. Salaries were paid to employees on the last day of each month, and social security tax, Medicare tax, and federal income tax were withheld in the required amounts. An employee who is hired in the middle of the month receives half the monthly salary for that month. All required payroll tax reports were filed, and the correct amount of payroll taxes was remitted by the company for the calendar year. Early in 20Y9, before the Wage and Tax Statements (Form W-2) could be prepared for distribution to employees and for filing with the Social Security Administration, the employees' earnings records were inadvertently destroyed None of the employees resigned or were discharged during the year, and there were no changes in salary rates. The social security tax was withheld at the rate of 6.0% and Medicare tax at the rate of 1.5%. Data on dates of employment, salary rates, and employees' income taxes withheld, which are summarized as follows, were obtained from personnel records and payroll records Date First Monthly Monthly Income Tax Withheld Employee Arnett Cruz Edwards Harvin Nicks Shiancoe Ward Required: Employed Jan. 2 Oct. 1 Apr. 16 Nov. 1 Jan. 16 Dec. 1 Feb. 1 Salary $3,700 5,500 2,800 2,400 5,650 3,500 6,500 $518 990 350 300 1,271 543 1,398

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Employee Monthly Salary Date Employed Remaining months in year Gross Salary Federal Income Tax Withheld Social Security Tax Withheld Medicare Tax Withheld Salary (Max 10K) (a) (b) (c=a*b) (d) (c*6%) (c*1.5%) (f) Arnett 3,700.00 02/01/2018 12.00 44,400.00 518.00 2,664.00 666.00 44,400.00 Cruz 5,500.00 01/10/2018 3.00 16,500.00 990.00 990.00 247.50 16,500.00 Edwards 2,800.00 16/04/2018 8.50 23,800.00 350.00 1,428.00 357.00 23,800.00 Harvin 2,400.00 01/11/2018 2.00 4,800.00 300.00 288.00 72.00 10,000.00 Nicks 5,650.00 16/01/2018 11.50 64,975.00 1,271.00 3,898.50 974.63 64,975.00 Shiancoe 3,500.00 01/12/2018 1.00 3,500.00 543.00 210.00 52.50 10,000.00 Ward 6,500.00 01/02/2018 11.00 71,500.00 1,398.00 4,290.00 1,072.50 71,500.00 Total 30,050.00 229,475.00 13,768.50 3,442.13 241,175.00

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