Example 4-3 To use the wage-bracket method, follow the steps illustrated below. Step 1     Select the withholding table that applies to the employee's marital status and pay period. ➡ Adrienne Huff is married and claims 3 allowances. She is paid weekly at a rate of $815. Step 2     Locate the wage bracket (the first two columns of the table) in which the employee's gross wages fall. ➡ Locate the appropriate wage bracket (see Figure 4.7):     At least $810 but less than $821 Step 3     Follow the line for the wage bracket across to the right to the column showing the appropriate number of allowances. Withhold this amount of tax. ➡ Move across the line to the column showing 3 allowances.     The tax to withhold is $35. Eaton Enterprises uses the wage-bracket method to determine federal income tax withholding on its employees. Find the amount to withhold from the wages paid each employee. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round interim and final answers to two decimal places. Click here to access the Table of Allowance Values. Click here to access the Percentage Method Tables. Click here to access the Wage-Bracket Method Tables. Employee Marital Status No. of Withholding Allowances Payroll Period W = Weekly S = Semimonthly M = Monthly D = Daily Wage Amount to Be Withheld Hal Bower M 1 W $1,350             118 Ruth Cramden S 1 W 590             49 Gil Jones S 3 W 675             39 Teresa Kern M 4 M 3,100             71 Ruby Long M 2 M 2,730             105 Katie Luis M 8 S 955             0 Susan Martin S 1 D 108             9 Jim Singer S 4 S 2,610             fill in the blank 8 Martin Torres M 4 M 3,215             fill in the blank 9

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Example 4-3

To use the wage-bracket method, follow the steps illustrated below.

Step 1    
Select the withholding table that applies to the employee's marital status and pay period. Adrienne Huff is married and claims 3 allowances. She is paid weekly at a rate of $815.
Step 2    
Locate the wage bracket (the first two columns of the table) in which the employee's gross wages fall. Locate the appropriate wage bracket (see Figure 4.7):
    At least $810 but less than $821
Step 3    
Follow the line for the wage bracket across to the right to the column showing the appropriate number of allowances. Withhold this amount of tax. Move across the line to the column showing 3 allowances.
    The tax to withhold is $35.

Eaton Enterprises uses the wage-bracket method to determine federal income tax withholding on its employees. Find the amount to withhold from the wages paid each employee. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round interim and final answers to two decimal places.

Click here to access the Table of Allowance Values.

Click here to access the Percentage Method Tables.

Click here to access the Wage-Bracket Method Tables.





Employee



Marital
Status


No. of
Withholding
Allowances
Payroll Period
W = Weekly
S = Semimonthly
M = Monthly
D = Daily




Wage



Amount to Be
Withheld
Hal Bower M 1 W $1,350             118
Ruth Cramden S 1 W 590             49
Gil Jones S 3 W 675             39
Teresa Kern M 4 M 3,100             71
Ruby Long M 2 M 2,730             105
Katie Luis M 8 S 955             0
Susan Martin S 1 D 108             9
Jim Singer S 4 S 2,610             fill in the blank 8
Martin Torres M 4 M 3,215             fill in the blank 9

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