Employee earnings records for Crane Company reveal the following gross earnings for four employees through the pay period of December 15. J. Seligman   $88,000   L. Marshall   $126,500 R. Eby   $114,000   T. Olson   $130,500 For the pay period ending December 31, each employee’s gross earnings is $4,500. The 7.65% FICA tax rate consists of the Social Security tax rate of 6.20% on salaries and wages up to $128,400 and the Medicare tax rate of 1.45% on all salaries and wages. Compute the FICA withholdings that should be made for each employee for the December 31 pay period. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.) J. Seligman   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places        L. Marshall   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places        R. Eby   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places        T. Olson   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places

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Employee earnings records for Crane Company reveal the following gross earnings for four employees through the pay period of December 15.

J. Seligman
  $88,000  
L. Marshall
  $126,500
R. Eby
  $114,000  
T. Olson
  $130,500


For the pay period ending December 31, each employee’s gross earnings is $4,500. The 7.65% FICA tax rate consists of the Social Security tax rate of 6.20% on salaries and wages up to $128,400 and the Medicare tax rate of 1.45% on all salaries and wages.

Compute the FICA withholdings that should be made for each employee for the December 31 pay period. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)

J. Seligman
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places 
     
L. Marshall
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places 
     
R. Eby
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places 
     
T. Olson
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 2 decimal places 
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