Introduction:
Salaries and Tax deductions:
• Salaries expense for an employer comprises of cost of salaries paid and cost of employee benefits and payroll taxes incurred.
• Cost of employee benefits and payroll taxes incurred consist of FICA Tax i.e. Federal Insurance Contributions Act Tax,
• Net salary is calculated as Gross Salary Less Cost of employee benefits and payroll taxes incurred. FICA Tax is calculated as 6.2 % Social Security and 1.45% Medicare totaling up to 7.65% for both employer and employee for a total FICA Tax of 15.30%
• Unemployment tax comprises of 6% Federal Unemployment Tax and State Unemployment Tax at 5.4%.
To Determine:
Details of Statement of Social Security regarding earnings history and future benefits.
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