If You Have a Salary of $30,000, an IRA Deduction

question 13

Multiple Choice

If you have a salary of $30,000, an IRA deduction of $2,000, a standard deduction of $12,000, and a FICA rate of 7.65 percent, how much did you pay in FICA taxes this year?

• A) $1,805
• B) $1,958
• C) $2,142
• D) $2,295

Understand Social Security benefits and its role in retirement planning.

Identify the characteristics of employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Understand the concept of vesting in employer pension plans.

Differentiate between defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

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