Paloma Co. has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $128,400 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. Also, for the first $7,000 paid to each employee, the company’s FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4%. The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended August 25. Payroll records show the following information for the company’s four employees.         Current Week Name Gross Pay through Aug. 18   Gross Pay   Income Tax Withholding Dali   $ 127,300       $ 2,000       $ 284   Trey     127,500         900         145   Kiesha     6,900         450         39   Chee     1,250         400         30       In addition to gross pay, the company must pay two-thirds of the $60 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-third. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each employee’s gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund.   Required: Compute the following for the week ended August 25. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.):

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Paloma Co. has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $128,400 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. Also, for the first $7,000 paid to each employee, the company’s FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4%. The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended August 25. Payroll records show the following information for the company’s four employees.
 

      Current Week
Name Gross Pay
through Aug. 18
  Gross Pay   Income Tax Withholding
Dali   $ 127,300       $ 2,000       $ 284  
Trey     127,500         900         145  
Kiesha     6,900         450         39  
Chee     1,250         400         30  
 

 
In addition to gross pay, the company must pay two-thirds of the $60 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-third. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each employee’s gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund.
 
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Compute the following for the week ended August 25. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.):

 

 

5) Employer's FUTA Taxes
Employee
Earnings
Subject to
Tax Rate
Tax Amount
Tax
Tax Rate
Dali
Trey
Kiesha
Chee
Total
0.00
6) Employer's SUTA Taxes
Earnings
Subject to
Tax
Employee
Tax Rate
Tax Amount
Tax Rate
Dali
Trey
Kiesha
Chee
Total
0.00
7) Each Employee's Net (take-home) Pay
Employee
Dali
Trey
Kiesha
Chee
Total
Gross Pay
2,000.00
900.00
450.00
400.00
3,750.00
Income tax withholding
284.00
145.00
39.00
30.00
498.00
FICA - Social Security
0.00
FICA Medicare
0.00
Health Insurance
0.00
Net Pay
0.00
8) Employer's total payroll-related expense for each employee.
Employee
Dali
Trey
Kiesha
Chee
Total
Gross Pay
2,000.00
900.00
450.00
400.00
3,750.00
FICA Social Security
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
FICA Medicare
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
FUTA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
SUTA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Health Insurance
0.00
Pension
0.00
Total Payroll Expense
2,000.00
900.00
450.00
400.00
3,750.00
Transcribed Image Text:5) Employer's FUTA Taxes Employee Earnings Subject to Tax Rate Tax Amount Tax Tax Rate Dali Trey Kiesha Chee Total 0.00 6) Employer's SUTA Taxes Earnings Subject to Tax Employee Tax Rate Tax Amount Tax Rate Dali Trey Kiesha Chee Total 0.00 7) Each Employee's Net (take-home) Pay Employee Dali Trey Kiesha Chee Total Gross Pay 2,000.00 900.00 450.00 400.00 3,750.00 Income tax withholding 284.00 145.00 39.00 30.00 498.00 FICA - Social Security 0.00 FICA Medicare 0.00 Health Insurance 0.00 Net Pay 0.00 8) Employer's total payroll-related expense for each employee. Employee Dali Trey Kiesha Chee Total Gross Pay 2,000.00 900.00 450.00 400.00 3,750.00 FICA Social Security 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FICA Medicare 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FUTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SUTA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Health Insurance 0.00 Pension 0.00 Total Payroll Expense 2,000.00 900.00 450.00 400.00 3,750.00
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