
Concept explainers
1.
Payroll: The total payment that a company is required to pay to its employee for the services received is called as payroll.
Payroll withholding deduction: The amounts which the employer withheld from employees’ gross pay to deduct taxes such as federal income tax, state income tax, local income tax, and social security tax are called payroll withholding deduction.
Employer payroll taxes: The taxes which the employer must pay to the employees with their salaries is called employer payroll taxes. Such taxes are not withheld from employees’ gross earnings but instead they are paid by employer.
To calculate: The amount that would be reported for the year on each employee’s wage and tax statement for 2015.
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Explanation of Solution
Calculate the amount that would be reported for the year on each employee’s wage and tax statement for 2015.
Employee | Gross Earnings | Federal Income Tax Withheld | Social Security Tax Withheld | Medicare Tax Withheld |
Mr. A | $44,880(1) | $9,372(2) | $2,692.80(3) | $673.20(4) |
Mr. K | $25,200(5) | $3,731(6) | $1,512.00(7) | $378.00(8) |
Mr. Mc | $67,410(9) | $12,999(10) | $4,044.60(11) | $1,011.15(12) |
Mr. Mo | $55,200(13) | $9,396(14) | $3,312.00(15) | $828.00(16) |
Mr. S | $4,500(17) | $758(18) | $270.00(19) | $67.50(20) |
Mr. T | $4,875(21) | $669(22) | $292.50(23) | $73.13(24) |
Mr. W | $84,000(25) | $18,872(26) | $5,040.00(27) | $1,260.00(28) |
Working notes:
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. A.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. A.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. A
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. A.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. K.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. K.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. K.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. K.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. Mc.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. Mc.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. Mc.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. Mc.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. Mo.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. Mo.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. Mo.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. Mo.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. S.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. S.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. S.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. S.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. T.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. T.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. T.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. T.
Calculate gross earnings for Mr. W.
Calculate federal income tax withheld for Mr. W.
Calculate social security taxes withheld for Mr. W.
Calculate Medicare taxes withheld for Mr. W.
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To calculate: The following employer payroll taxes for the year.
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Explanation of Solution
Calculate the following employer payroll taxes for the year.
(a)
Calculate social security tax.
(b)
Calculate Medicare tax.
(c)
Calculate State
(d)
Calculate Federal unemployment tax.
(e)
Calculate total payroll tax expense.
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