3 Charlie Lilly's filing status is married filing jointly, and he has earned gross pay of $1,850. Each period he makes a 401(k) contribution of 15% of gross pay and contributes $60 to a dependent care flexible spending account. His current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax and Medicare tax, to date, are $84,200. Social Security tax = $_ Medicare tax = $

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Answer questions 3 and 4 correctly please. Calculate FICA Taxes Note: all calculations both intermediate and final should be rounded to two decimal places at each calculation.
3: Charlie Lilly's filing status is married filing jointly, and he has earned gross pay of $1,850. Each period he makes a 401(k) contribution of 15% of gross pay and contributes
$60 to a dependent care flexible spending account. His current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax and Medicare tax, to date, are $84,200.
4:
Social Security tax = $
Medicare tax = $
Desmond Carroll's filing status is married filing separately, and he has earned gross pay of $4,120. Each period he makes a 403(b) contribution of 5% of gross pay and
contributes $90 to a cafeteria plan. His current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax and Medicare tax, to date, are $97,200.
Social Security tax = $
Medicare tax = $
Transcribed Image Text:3: Charlie Lilly's filing status is married filing jointly, and he has earned gross pay of $1,850. Each period he makes a 401(k) contribution of 15% of gross pay and contributes $60 to a dependent care flexible spending account. His current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax and Medicare tax, to date, are $84,200. 4: Social Security tax = $ Medicare tax = $ Desmond Carroll's filing status is married filing separately, and he has earned gross pay of $4,120. Each period he makes a 403(b) contribution of 5% of gross pay and contributes $90 to a cafeteria plan. His current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax and Medicare tax, to date, are $97,200. Social Security tax = $ Medicare tax = $
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Charlie Lilly's
Social Security tax = $ 5220.40 
Medicare tax = $1220.90
Additional Medicare tax = Nil


Desmond Carroll's
Social Security tax = $ 6026.40 
Medicare tax = $1409.40
Additional Medicare tax = Nil

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        TAX PAYER                  PARTICULARS         AMOUNT IN USD
  Taxable Income $84,200.00
Charlie Lilly Social Security Tax $5,220.40
  Medicare Tax $1,220.90
  Additional Medicare tax (Jacob Finney's Filling status is married filing jointly and his income is below threshold limit) NILL
     
  Taxable Income $97,200.00
Desmond Carroll Social Security Tax $6,026.40
  Medicare Tax $1,409.40
  Additional Medicare Tax (Desmond Carroll's filing status is married filing separately and his income is below threshold limit) NILL
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