Use (a) the percentage method and (b) the wage-bracket method to compute the federal income taxes to withhold from the wages or salaries of each employee. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Round your calculations and final answers to the nearest cent. As we go to press, the federal income tax rates for 2024 are being determined by budget talks in Washington, and are not available for publication. For this edition, the 2023 federal income tax tables for Manual Systems with Forms W-4 From 2020 or Later with Standard Withholding and 2023 FICA rates have been used.

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Use (a) the percentage method and (b) the wage-bracket method to compute the federal income taxes to withhold from the wages or salaries of each employee. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Round your calculations
and final answers to the nearest cent.
As we go to press, the federal income tax rates for 2024 are being determined by budget talks in Washington, and are not available for publication. For this edition, the 2023 federal income tax tables for Manual
Systems with Forms W-4 From 2020 or Later with Standard Withholding and 2023 FICA rates have been used.
Click here to access the Percentage Method Tables.
Click here to access the Wage-Bracket Method Tables.
Employee
Lennon, A.
Starr, P.
McNeil, S.
Harrison, W.
Smythe, M.
Filing
Status
S
S
MFJ
MFJ
MFJ
No. of
Withholding
Allowances
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gross Wage
or Salary
$675 weekly
1,365 weekly
1,775 biweekly
2,480 semimonthly
5,380 monthly
Amount to Be
Withheld
Percentage
Method
48.24 X
165.44 X
81.88 X
155.50 X
361.40 X
Wage-Bracket
Method
$
49.00 X
167.00 X
81.00 X
157.00 X
362.00 X
Transcribed Image Text:Use (a) the percentage method and (b) the wage-bracket method to compute the federal income taxes to withhold from the wages or salaries of each employee. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Round your calculations and final answers to the nearest cent. As we go to press, the federal income tax rates for 2024 are being determined by budget talks in Washington, and are not available for publication. For this edition, the 2023 federal income tax tables for Manual Systems with Forms W-4 From 2020 or Later with Standard Withholding and 2023 FICA rates have been used. Click here to access the Percentage Method Tables. Click here to access the Wage-Bracket Method Tables. Employee Lennon, A. Starr, P. McNeil, S. Harrison, W. Smythe, M. Filing Status S S MFJ MFJ MFJ No. of Withholding Allowances N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Gross Wage or Salary $675 weekly 1,365 weekly 1,775 biweekly 2,480 semimonthly 5,380 monthly Amount to Be Withheld Percentage Method 48.24 X 165.44 X 81.88 X 155.50 X 361.40 X Wage-Bracket Method $ 49.00 X 167.00 X 81.00 X 157.00 X 362.00 X
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