Paloma Co. Stars has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $117,000 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 2.15%. 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. Name Gross Pay through August 18 Current Week Gross Pay Current Week Income Tax Withholding   Dahlia $115,900 $2,000 $284 Trey 116,100 900 145 Kiesha 7,100 450 39 Chee 1,050 400 30                         In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $60 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-half. 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 23 (round amounts to the nearest cent.): Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Social Security. Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Medicare. Employer’s FICA taxes for Social Security. Employer’s FICA taxes for Medicare. Employer’s FUTA taxes. Employer’s SUTA taxes. Each employee’s net (take-home) pay. Employer’s total payroll-related expense for each employee.

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  1. Paloma Co. Stars has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $117,000 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 2.15%. 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.

Name

Gross Pay through August 18

Current Week

Gross Pay

Current Week

Income Tax Withholding

 

Dahlia

$115,900

$2,000

$284

Trey

116,100

900

145

Kiesha

7,100

450

39

Chee

1,050

400

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $60 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-half. 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 23 (round amounts to the nearest cent.):

  1. Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Social Security.

  2. Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Medicare.

  3. Employer’s FICA taxes for Social Security.

  4. Employer’s FICA taxes for Medicare.

  5. Employer’s FUTA taxes.

  6. Employer’s SUTA taxes.

  7. Each employee’s net (take-home) pay.

  8. Employer’s total payroll-related expense for each employee.



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