FINANCIAL ACCT.FUND.(LOOSELEAF)
FINANCIAL ACCT.FUND.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781260482867
Author: Wild
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 9, Problem 9E

a.

To determine

Employer Payroll tax expense:

Apart from Gross salaries which are being offered to the employees, the employers are also required to contribute towards the taxes to the Federal and state. The FICA social security tax and Medicare tax need to be equally contributed by the employer up to the threshold limit. Apart from these taxes, the unemployment tax both for Federal and State need to be contributed by the employer till the salaries of each particular employee does not reach the threshold limit.

To compute: The taxes for each employee.

b.

To determine

Employer Payroll tax expense:

Apart from Gross salaries which are being offered to the employees, the employers are also required to contribute towards the taxes to the Federal and state. The FICA social security tax and Medicare tax need to be equally contributed by the employer upto the threshold limit. Apart from these taxes, the unemployment tax both for Federal and State need to be contributed by the employer till the salaries of each particular employee does not reach the threshold limit.

To compute: Total of FICA and unemployment taxes.

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