An Employee Earned $62,500 During the Year Working for an Employer

question 73

Multiple Choice

An employee earned $62,500 during the year working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 of employee earnings per calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current 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. What is the amount of total unemployment taxes the employee must pay?

• A)$101.50
• B)$56.00
• C)$378.00
• D)$434.00
• E)$0.00

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Definitions:

Income Tax Rate

The percentage of income that an individual or corporation pays in taxes to the government, which can vary based on income level and jurisdiction.

After-Tax Discount Rate

The discount rate used in investment analysis that has been adjusted to account for the effects of taxes, providing a more accurate measure of net present value or internal rate of return.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A plan for breaking down the cost of a concrete asset across its useful life in equivalent annual installments.

Initial Investments

refers to the upfront capital put into a project or business, marking the beginning of financial commitment.