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Tower Corporation's Controller Has Just Finished Preparing a Consolidated Balance

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Tower Corporation's controller has just finished preparing a consolidated balance sheet,income statement,and statement of changes in retained earnings for the year ended December 31,2009.Tower owns 80 percent of Network Corporation's stock,which it acquired at underlying book value on November 1,2006.At that date,the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 20 percent of Network Corporation's book value.The following information is available:
Consolidated net income for 2009 was $160,000.
Network reported net income of $50,000 for 2009.
Tower paid dividends of $30,000 in 2009.
Network paid dividends of $10,000 in 2009.
Tower issued common stock on February,18,2009,for a total of $100,000.
Consolidated wages payable decreased by $6,000 in 2009.
Consolidated depreciation expense for the year was $15,000.
Consolidated accounts receivable decreased by $20,000 in 2009.
Bonds payable of Tower with a book value of $102,000 were retired for $100,000 on December 31,2009.
Consolidated amortization expense on patents was $10,000 for 2009.
Tower sold land that it had purchased for $75,000 to a nonaffiliate for $80,000 on June 10,2009.
Consolidated accounts payable decreased by $7,000 during 2009.
Total purchases of equipment by Tower and Network during 2009 were $180,000.
Consolidated inventory increased by $36,000 during 2009.
There were no intercompany transfers between Tower and Network in 2009 or prior years except for Network's payment of dividends.Tower uses the indirect method in preparing its cash flow statement.
-Based on the preceding information,what amount will be reported in the consolidated cash flow statement as net cash used in financing activities for 2009?

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FICA Taxes Withheld

The portion of social security and Medicare taxes that employers deduct from employees' wages and salaries.

Net Payroll

The total amount of wages payable to employees after deductions such as taxes and benefits.

Salaries And Wages Payable

Liabilities representing amounts owed by an employer to its employees for work performed but not yet paid.

FICA Taxes Withheld

The part of wages that are taken out for Social Security and Medicare, as required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.