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Paloma Co. has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first

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Question

Paloma Co. has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $118,500 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. Also, for the first $7,000 paid to each employee, the company’s FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 2.15%. The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended August 25. Payroll records show the following information for the company’s four employees.

In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $68 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-half. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each employee’s gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund.


Required:

Compute the following for the week ended August 25. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.):

Current Week Name Gross Pay
through Aug. 18 Gross Pay Income Tax Withholding Dali $ 117,800 $ 2,400 $ 341 Trey 118,000 500 81 Kiesha 7,500 490 42 Chee 1,450 440 33

Explanation / Answer

1) Employees' FICA Withholdings for Social Security

1) Employees' FICA Withholdings for Social Security

Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia $700.00 6.20%            43.40 Trey                             500.00 6.20%            31.00 Kiesha                             490.00 6.20%            30.38 Chee                             440.00 6.20%            27.28 Total $     
132.06 2) Employees' FICA Withholdings for Medicare Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia $2,400.00 1.45%            34.80
Trey                             500.00 1.45%             7.25 Kiesha                             490.00 1.45%             7.11 Chee                             440.00 1.45%             6.38 Total $       
55.54 3) Employer's FICA Taxes for Social Security Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia $700.00 6.20%            43.40 Trey                             500.00 6.20%            31.00 Kiesha                             490.00 6.20%            30.38 Chee                             440.00 6.20%            27.28 Total $      132.06 4) Employer's FICA Taxes for Medicare Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia $2,400.00 1.45%            34.80 Trey                             500.00 1.45%             7.25
Kiesha                             490.00 1.45%             7.11 Chee                             440.00 1.45%             6.38 Total $        55.54 5) Employer's FUTA Taxes Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia 0.60% Trey 0.60% Kiesha 0.60% Chee 440 0.60%             2.64 Total $         
2.64 6) Employer's SUTA Taxes Employee Earnings
Subject to Tax Tax
Rate Tax
Amount Dahlia 2.15% Trey 2.15% Kiesha 2.15% Chee 440 2.15%             9.46 Total $         
9.46 7) Each Employee's Net (take-home) Pay Employee Dahlia Trey Kiesha Chee Total Gross Pay $                       2,400.00 $ 500.00 $     
490.00 $ 440.00 $3,830.00 Income tax withholding                             341.00       81.00            42.00       33.00       497.00 FICA - Social Security                               43.40       31.00            30.38       27.28       132.06 FICA - Medicare                               34.80        7.25             7.11        6.38        55.54 Health Insurance                               34.00      
34.00            34.00      
34.00       136.00 Net Pay $1,946.80 $346.75 $376.52 $339.34 $3,009.41 8) Total Payroll Related
Expense for Each Employee Employee Dahlia Trey Kiesha Chee Total Gross Pay $                       2,400.00 $ 500.00 $     
490.00 $ 440.00 $3,830.00 FICA - Social Security                               43.40       31.00            30.38       27.28       132.06 FICA - Medicare                               34.80        7.25             7.11        6.38        55.54 FUTA                                    -              -  
                -          2.64          2.64 SUTA                                    -              -  
                -          9.46          9.46 Health Insurance                               34.00      
34.00            34.00      
34.00       136.00 Pension                             192.00      
40.00            39.20       35.20       306.40 Total Payroll Expense $                       2,704.20 $ 612.25 $     
600.69 $ 554.96 $4,472.10