Use the following tax rates, ceiling and maximum taxes: Employee and Employer OASDI: 6.20% $147,000 $9,114.00 Employee* and Employer HI: 1.45% No limit No maximum Self-employed OASDI: 12.4% $147,000 $18,228.00 Self-employed HI: 2.9% No limit No maximum *Employee HI: Plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000. Also applicable to self-employed. Rounding Rules: Unless instructed otherwise compute hourly rate and overtime rates as follows: Carry the hourly rate and the overtime rate to 3 decimal places and then round off to 2 decimal places (round the hourly rate to 2 decimal places before multiplying by one and one-half to determine the overtime rate). If the third decimal place is 5 or more, round to the next higher cent. If the third decimal place is less than 5, drop the third decimal place. Also, use the minimum hourly wage of $7.25 in solving these problems and all that follow. On August 1, Huff (part-time waitress) reported on Form 4070 the cash tips of $158.50 that she received in July. During August, Huff was paid wages of $550 by her employer. Determine the following: Round your answers to the nearest cent. OASDI HI a. The amount of social security taxes that the employer should withhold from Huff's wages during August: $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 b. The amount of the employer's social security taxes on Huff's wages and tips during August: $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4

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Use the following tax rates, ceiling and maximum taxes:
Employee and Employer OASDI:	6.20%	$147,000	$9,114.00
Employee* and Employer HI:	1.45%	No limit	No maximum
Self-employed OASDI:	12.4%	$147,000	$18,228.00
Self-employed HI:	2.9%	No limit	No maximum

*Employee HI: Plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000. Also applicable to self-employed.

Rounding Rules: Unless instructed otherwise compute hourly rate and overtime rates as follows:

Carry the hourly rate and the overtime rate to 3 decimal places and then round off to 2 decimal places (round the hourly rate to 2 decimal places before multiplying by one and one-half to determine the overtime rate).
If the third decimal place is 5 or more, round to the next higher cent.
If the third decimal place is less than 5, drop the third decimal place.

Also, use the minimum hourly wage of $7.25 in solving these problems and all that follow.

On August 1, Huff (part-time waitress) reported on Form 4070 the cash tips of $158.50 that she received in July. During August, Huff was paid wages of $550 by her employer. Determine the following: Round your answers to the nearest cent.

	OASDI	HI
a. The amount of social security taxes that the employer should withhold from Huff's wages during August:	$fill in the blank 1	$fill in the blank 2
b. The amount of the employer's social security taxes on Huff's wages and tips during August:	$fill in the blank 3	$fill in the blank 4

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