What were Lily’s gross wages for this period? $1,722.44 $2,480.17 $16,172.44 $14,450 22222b Employer identification number (EIN)987654321e Employer's name, address, and ZIP codeScoops Ice Cream123 Main StreetIndianapolis, IN 46205d Control numberEmployee's social security number123-45-6789e Employee's first name and initialLily M Smith215 First StreetIndianapolis, IN 46205f Employee's address and ZIP code15 State Employer's state ID numberIN 00122234001Last name16 State wages, tips,14,450.00W-2 Wage and Tax StatementFormCopy 1-For State, City, or Local Tax DepartmentOMB No. 1545-00081 Wages, tips, other compensation14,450.003 Social security wages14,450.005 Medicare wages and tips14,450.007 Social security tipsSu 11 Nonqualified plans14 Other17 State income tax466.74202018 Local wages, tips14,450.002 Federal income tax withheld1080.504 Social security tax withheld895.906 Medicare tax withheld209.528 Allocated tips12b12c12dDependent care benefits19 Local income tax234.09Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service

Gross wages is the total wages, earned by an employee, before the tax deduction, benefits and other payroll deduction. Calculation of gross wages for the period: Particulars Amount ($) Included or not in gross wages Description wages, tips and other compensation 14,450 Included The wages, tips monetary or non monetary and other compensation is the gross income Federal income tax withheld 1,080.50 not included Taxes are not included in gross wages, taxes are imposed on gross wages, to arrive at net wages Social security wages 14,450 not included Social security wages, are the part of wages, tips and other compensation, that is subject to social security taxes Social security tax withheld 895.90 not included Social security tax withheld is not included in gross income Medicare wages and tips 14,450 not included Medicare wages and tips is the income that is subject to medicare taxes Medicare taxes withheld 209.52 not included Medicare taxes withheld is not included in gross income State income tax 466.74 not included state income taxes is not a part of gross income Local income tax 234.09 not included local income taxes is not a part of gross income Lily's gross wages for the period is $14,450. The correct option is d.)