Calculating Taxes
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- Q1(Use the Federal Withholding Tables you received as a handout to complete these problems. Use 6.2% as the Social Security tax rate and 1.45% as the Medicare tax rate.) Thomas is a police dispatcher who earns $709.62 per week. He is single and claims one withholding allowance. Determine his federal tax withholdings, Social Security tax, and Medicare tax.Federal tax: $81; SS tax: $44; Medicare tax: $10.29Federal tax: $81; SS tax: $10.29; Medicare tax: $44Federal tax: $10.29; SS tax: $44; Medicare tax: $81Federal tax: $44; SS tax: $81; Medicare tax: $10.29300s
- Q2(Use the Federal Withholding Tables you received as a handout to complete these problems. Use 6.2% as the Social Security tax rate and 1.45% as the Medicare tax rate.) Britney is a private detective who earns $905.77 per week. She is single and claims three withholding allowances. Determine her federal tax withholdings, Social Security tax, and Medicare tax.Federal tax: $90; SS tax: $56.16; Medicare tax: $13.13Federal tax: $56.16; SS tax: $13.13; Medicare tax: $90Federal tax: $13.13; SS tax: $56.16; Medicare tax: $90Federal tax: $56.16; SS tax: $90; Medicare tax: $13.13300s
- Q3(Use the Federal Withholding Tables you received as a handout to complete these problems. Use 6.2% as the Social Security tax rate and 1.45% as the Medicare tax rate.) Jesus is an anthropologist who earns $1,098.75 per week. He is married and claims three withholding allowances. Determine his federal tax withholdings, Social Security tax, and Medicare tax.Federal tax: $68.12; SS tax: $93; Medicare tax: $15.93Federal tax: $93; SS tax: $15.93; Medicare tax: $68.12Federal tax: $15.93; SS tax: $68.12; Medicare tax: $93Federal tax: $93; SS tax: $68.12; Medicare tax: $15.93300s
- Q4(Use the Federal Withholding Tables you received as a handout to complete these problems. Use 6.2% as the Social Security tax rate and 1.45% as the Medicare tax rate.) Annika works as an optometrist. She earns $4,447.92 semimonthly. She lives in a state with a flat-rate state income tax of 5.3%. Determine the amount of state income tax that is withheld from each of Annika’s paychecks.$237.74$238.74$236.74$235.74300s
- Q5(Use the Federal Withholding Tables you received as a handout to complete these problems. Use 6.2% as the Social Security tax rate and 1.45% as the Medicare tax rate.) Aziz works as a bookkeeper and earns $685 weekly. He is single, claims zero withholdings, and lives in a state with a flat-rate state income tax of 3.07%. Determine Aziz’s net pay.$512.57$502.57$523.57$522.57300s