Chapter12: Current Liabilities
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Problem 16MC: An employee earns $8,000 in the first pay period. The FICA Social Security Tax rate is 6.2%, and the...
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Use the 2021 FICA tax rates, shown, to answer the following question.
If a taxpayer is self-employed
and earns $156,000, what are the taxpayer's FICA taxes?
Matching Rates Paid by
the Employer
Employee's Rates
7.65% on first $142,800 of 7.65% on first $142,800 paid
income
in wages
1.45% of income in excess
of $142,800
1.45% of wages paid in
excess of $142,800
The FICA taxes are $
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Self-Employed Rates
15.3% on first $142,800 of net
profits
2.9% of net profits in excess
of $142,800](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc7fe5a73-45e4-4166-8ba1-50e355550dfc%2Fba13a1eb-96d2-4e26-972c-f76ac1a2a5f3%2Fx3djih_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Use the 2021 FICA tax rates, shown, to answer the following question.
If a taxpayer is self-employed
and earns $156,000, what are the taxpayer's FICA taxes?
Matching Rates Paid by
the Employer
Employee's Rates
7.65% on first $142,800 of 7.65% on first $142,800 paid
income
in wages
1.45% of income in excess
of $142,800
1.45% of wages paid in
excess of $142,800
The FICA taxes are $
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Self-Employed Rates
15.3% on first $142,800 of net
profits
2.9% of net profits in excess
of $142,800
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