ABC Consulting Had Two Employees with the Following Earnings Information

question 76

Multiple Choice

ABC Consulting had two employees with the following earnings information: Use the table above and calculate the employer payroll income taxes associated with Henry's December 15 paycheck given the following tax rates: Social Security tax of 6.2% is levied on the first $113,700 of annual wages and the Medicare tax rate is 1.45% on all earnings.State unemployment tax of 5.4% and federal unemployment tax of .6% are both levied on only the first $7,000 of each employee's annual earnings.

• A) $194.40
• B) $306.00
• C) $546.00
• D) $842.00

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