Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted when the offer came through at $15.20 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married filing jointly. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $142,800 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare). Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1)
Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted when the offer came through at $15.20 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married filing jointly. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $142,800 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare). Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1)
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Transcribed Image Text:Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted when
the offer came through at $15.20 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married filing jointly. Her company will pay her
biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $142,800 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare).
Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1)
Note: Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Net pay
The
tentative
amount to
withhold is:
с
Married Filing Jointly
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$76.60
$358.84
$1,134.78
$ 2,584.86
$3,680.22
$ 6,499.82
At least But less
than-
B
A
$0
$ 965
$ 965 $ 1,731
$1,731 $4,083
$4,083 $7,610
$7,610 $ 13,652
$ 13,652 $ 17,075
$17,075 $ 25,131
$ 25,131
Plus this
percentage
D
0%
10%
12%
22%
24%
32%
35%
37%
of the
amount
that the
Adjusted
Wage
exceeds-
E
-
Table 9.1
A
At least But less
than-
TABLE 2-BIWEEKLY Payroll Period
$0
$0
$483
$ 965
$ 1,731 $ 865
$4,083 $2,041
$7,610 $3,805
$ 13,652 $6,826
$17,075 $8,538
$25,131 $ 20,621
The
tentative Plus this
amount to percentage
withhold is:
B
C
D
Single or Married Filing Separately
$ 483
$ 0.00
$ 865
$ 2,041
$3,805
$ 6,826
$8,538
$ 20,621
$ 0.00
$38.20
$179.32
$ 567.40
$ 1,292.44
$1,840.28
$6,069.33
of the
amount
that the
Adjusted
Wage
exceeds-
E
At least But less
than-
B
-
A
The
tentative Plus this
amount to percentage
withhold is: -
с
Head of Household
$0.00
$ 0.00
$ 54.60
$239.28
$511.20
$ 1,236.24
$ 1,784.08
$6,013.83
0%
$0 $0 $723
10%
$483 $723 $1,269
12%
$ 865 $1,269 $ 2,808
22% $2,041 $2,808 $4,044
24% $ 3,805 $4,044 $7,065
32% $6,826 $7,065 $8,777
35% $8,538 $8,777 $ 20,862
37% $ 20,621 $ 20,862
Ꭰ
0%
10%
12%
22%
24%
32%
35%
37%
of the
amount
that the
Adjusted
Wage
exceeds
-
E
$0
$723
$ 1,269
$ 2,808
$4,044
$7,065
$8,777
$ 20,862
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