Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780133866292
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 5QC
To determine
FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) – OASDI (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) tax: FICA – OASDI tax also called as social security tax, provides retirement benefits to the individuals based on their age and disability. This tax is applied on the first $117,000 of employee earnings in a year at the tax rate of 6.2%.
To identify: The correct answer by solving FICA-OASDI tax withheld from the employee’s pay.
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