Calculate Social Security and Medicare tax for the below-listed employees of TCLH Industries, a manufacturer of cleaning products. None of the employees files as married filing separately on their year-end tax return.Zachary Fox does not make any voluntary deductions that impact earnings subject to federal income tax withholding or FICA taxes. He is married, files his tax return as married filing jointly, and his weekly gross pay was $1,162. When completing form W-4 Zachary checked box 2c, entered $2,000 in step 3 of the form, and left step 4 blank. The current pay period is his first with the company.Calvin Bell makes a 401(k) retirement plan contribution of 6% of gross pay. He is single, claims two federal withholding allowances and one state withholding allowance, and his weekly gross pay was $417.93. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are 20,478.57.David Alexander makes a 401(k) retirement plan contribution of 12% of gross pay. He is single, claims one withholding allowance for both federal and state taxes, and his weekly gross pay was $4,050. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are $198,450.Michael Sierra contributes $50 to a flexible spending account each period. He is married, claims four federal withholding allowances and three state withholding allowances, and his weekly gross pay was $2,450. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are $117,600.

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Calculate Social Security and Medicare tax for the below-listed employees of TCLH Industries, a manufacturer of cleaning products. None of the employees files as married filing separately on their year-end tax return.

Zachary Fox does not make any voluntary deductions that impact earnings subject to federal income tax withholding or FICA taxes. He is married, files his tax return as married filing jointly, and his weekly gross pay was $1,162. When completing form W-4 Zachary checked box 2c, entered $2,000 in step 3 of the form, and left step 4 blank. The current pay period is his first with the company.
Calvin Bell makes a 401(k) retirement plan contribution of 6% of gross pay. He is single, claims two federal withholding allowances and one state withholding allowance, and his weekly gross pay was $417.93. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are 20,478.57.
David Alexander makes a 401(k) retirement plan contribution of 12% of gross pay. He is single, claims one withholding allowance for both federal and state taxes, and his weekly gross pay was $4,050. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are $198,450.
Michael Sierra contributes $50 to a flexible spending account each period. He is married, claims four federal withholding allowances and three state withholding allowances, and his weekly gross pay was $2,450. His current year taxable earnings for FICA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are $117,600.

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