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

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10.Wage and Tax Statement Data on Employer FICA Tax Ehrlich Co. began business on January 2. 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 the following year, 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% on salary. 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: Employee Date First Employed Monthly Salary Monthly Income Tax Withheld Arnett Nov. 16 $5,500 $944 Cruz Jan. 2 4,800 833 Edwards Oct. 1 8,000 1,592 Harvin Dec. 1 6,000 1,070 Nicks Feb. 1 10,000 2,350 Shiancoe Mar. 1 11,600 2,600 Ward Nov. 16 5,220 876 Required: 1. Compute the amounts to be reported for the year on each employee’s Wage and Tax Statement (Form W-2). Enter amounts to the nearest cent if required. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Employee Gross Earnings Federal Income Tax Withheld Social Security Tax Withheld Medicare Tax Withheld Arnett $ $ $ $ Cruz Edwards Harvin Nicks Shiancoe Ward $ $ 2. Compute the following employer payroll taxes for the year: (A) social security, (B) Medicare, (C) state unemployment compensation at 5.4% on the first $10,000 of each employee’s earnings, (D) federal unemployment compensation at 0.8% on the first $10,000 of each employee’s earnings, (E) total. Round your answers to two decimal places. (a) $ (b) (c) (d) (e) $

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1 Employee Gross Earnings Federal Income Tax Withheld Social Security Tax Wthheld - 6% Medicare Tax Withheld - 1.5% Arnett $   8,250.00 $       1,416.00 $        495.00 $      123.75 Cruz     57,600.00           9,996.00         3,456.00          864.00 Edwards     24,000.00           4,776.00         1,440.00          360.00 Harvin       6,000.00           1,070.00            360.00            90.00 Nicks 110,000.00         25,850.00         6,600.00       1,650.00 Shiancoe 116,000.00         26,000.00         6,960.00       1,740.00 Ward       7,830.00           1,314.00            469.80          117.45 $19,780.80 $4,945.20 2 a Social security tax paid by employer = $     19,780.80 b Medicare tax paid by employer =           4,945.20 c Earnings subject to unemployment compensation tax, $10,000 for all employees except Arnett, Harvin, and Ward. Thus, total earnings subject to SUTA and FUTA are $62,080 [(4 × $10,000) + $8,250 + $6,000 + $7,830]. State unemployment compensation tax: $62,080 × 5.4% =           3,352.32 d Federal unemployment compensation tax: $62,080 × 0.8% =               496.64 e Total payroll tax expense = $     28,574.96

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