Triston Vale Is Paid on a Monthly Basis

question 155

Multiple Choice

Triston Vale is paid on a monthly basis. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $5,210. FICA tax for Social Security is 6.2% on the first $118,500 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $885.70. What is the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses for this employee?

• A) $1,284.27
• B) $398.57
• C) $711.17
• D) $312.60
• E) $1,596.87

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