The monthly salaries for December and the year-to-date earnings of the employees of Bush Consulting Company as of November 30 follow. Determine the amount of social security tax to be withheld from each employee's gross pay for December. Assume a 6.2 percent social security tax rate and an earnings base of $132,900 for the calendar year. Year-to-Date Soc. Sec. No. Employee December Salary Earnings Taxable Through Earnings November 30 December 1 $ 10,900 $ 100,000 2 11,000 71,000 3 10,560 116,160 4 11,000 101,000 Social Security Tax 6.20%
The monthly salaries for December and the year-to-date earnings of the employees of Bush Consulting Company as of November 30 follow. Determine the amount of social security tax to be withheld from each employee's gross pay for December. Assume a 6.2 percent social security tax rate and an earnings base of $132,900 for the calendar year. Year-to-Date Soc. Sec. No. Employee December Salary Earnings Taxable Through Earnings November 30 December 1 $ 10,900 $ 100,000 2 11,000 71,000 3 10,560 116,160 4 11,000 101,000 Social Security Tax 6.20%
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Transcribed Image Text:The monthly salaries for December and the year-to-date earnings of the employees of Bush Consulting Company as of November 30
follow.
Determine the amount of social security tax to be withheld from each employee's gross pay for December. Assume a 6.2 percent
social security tax rate and an earnings base of $132,900 for the calendar year.
Year-to-Date Soc. Sec.
No.
Employee December
Salary
Earnings
Taxable
Through
Earnings
November 30
December
1
$ 10,900
$
100,000
2
11,000
71,000
3
10,560
116,160
4
11,000
101,000
Social
Security Tax
6.20%
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