Ned Fromton, an employer, files his employment tax return 20 days after the due date of the return. The amount of tax that was unpaid is $6,000. Fromton's penalty is:   Failure to file (5% × $6,000) = $300 Note: Any fraction of a month counts as a whole month. Example 3-8 Yeld Company failed to pay its employment taxes of $5,000 for March 20-- (due April 15) until May 20. The failure to pay penalty assessed against Yeld Company is: Failure to Pay Tax ($5,000 × 0.5% × 2) =   $50.00 Interest on Taxes Due ($5,000 × 0.06 × 35/365) =   28.77 Total Penalty =   $78.77 Note: In addition, a penalty for failure to make a timely deposit will also be assessed. Vulcan Company is a monthly depositor whose tax liability for March 20-- is $2,090. 1.  What is the due date for the deposit of these taxes?  2.  Assume that no deposit was made until April 29 (14 days late). Compute the following penalties. Assume a 365-day year in your computations. Round your answers to the nearest cent. a.  Penalty for failure to make timely deposit. $ b.  Penalty for failure to fully pay tax. $ c.  Interest on taxes due and unpaid (assume a 6% interest rate). $ d.  Total penalty imposed. $

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Ned Fromton, an employer, files his employment tax return 20 days after the due date of the return. The amount of tax that was unpaid is $6,000. Fromton's penalty is:
  Failure to file (5% × $6,000) = $300 Note: Any fraction of a month counts as a whole month.

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Yeld Company failed to pay its employment taxes of $5,000 for March 20-- (due April 15) until May 20. The failure to pay penalty assessed against Yeld Company is:

Failure to Pay Tax ($5,000 × 0.5% × 2) =   $50.00
Interest on Taxes Due ($5,000 × 0.06 × 35/365) =   28.77
Total Penalty =   $78.77

Note: In addition, a penalty for failure to make a timely deposit will also be assessed.

Vulcan Company is a monthly depositor whose tax liability for March 20-- is $2,090.

1.  What is the due date for the deposit of these taxes?
 

2.  Assume that no deposit was made until April 29 (14 days late). Compute the following penalties. Assume a 365-day year in your computations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

a.  Penalty for failure to make timely deposit. $
b.  Penalty for failure to fully pay tax. $
c.  Interest on taxes due and unpaid (assume a 6% interest rate). $
d.  Total penalty imposed. $
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