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, eg 52.75) J. Seligman $ L Marshall $ REby T. Olson 5 34,425 34,425 34425 0

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, eg 52.75) J. Seligman $ L Marshall $ REby T. Olson 5 34,425 34,425 34425 0

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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