Use the 2020 FICA Tax Rates to calculate the social security tax for a self-employed individual with a taxable income of $39,100.

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Use the 2020 FICA Tax Rates to calculate the social security tax for a self-employed individual with a
taxable income of $39,100.
Tax
Social
Security
tax
Medicare
tax
Additional
Medicare
tax
2020 FICA Tax Rates
Employee rate
6.2 % of the first
$137,700 of gross
income
1.45%
0.9% (on
earnings over
$200,000 for
single filers;
$250,000 for joint
filers or
$125,000 for
married filing
separately)
Employer rate
6.2 % of the
first
$137,700 of
gross income
1.45%
N/A
Self-employed
rate
12.4% of the
first
$137,700 of
gross income
2.9%
0.9% (on
earnings over
$200,000 for
single filers;
$250,000 for
joint filers or
$125,000 for
married filing
separately)
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Transcribed Image Text:Prev Question 4 Use the 2020 FICA Tax Rates to calculate the social security tax for a self-employed individual with a taxable income of $39,100. Tax Social Security tax Medicare tax Additional Medicare tax 2020 FICA Tax Rates Employee rate 6.2 % of the first $137,700 of gross income 1.45% 0.9% (on earnings over $200,000 for single filers; $250,000 for joint filers or $125,000 for married filing separately) Employer rate 6.2 % of the first $137,700 of gross income 1.45% N/A Self-employed rate 12.4% of the first $137,700 of gross income 2.9% 0.9% (on earnings over $200,000 for single filers; $250,000 for joint filers or $125,000 for married filing separately) Next
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