On November 30, the payroll register of Webster & Smith indicated the following information: Wages and Salaries Expense $9,400.00 Employee Federal Income Tax Payable 985.00 United Way Contributions Payable 200.00 Earnings subject to Social Security tax 9,400.00 Assume a Social Security tax rate of 6.2% is applied to maximum earnings of $128,400 and a Medicare tax rate of 1.45% is applied to all earnings.

On November 30, the payroll register of Webster & Smith indicated the following information: Wages and Salaries Expense $9,400.00 Employee Federal Income Tax Payable 985.00 United Way Contributions Payable 200.00 Earnings subject to Social Security tax 9,400.00 Assume a Social Security tax rate of 6.2% is applied to maximum earnings of $128,400 and a Medicare tax rate of 1.45% is applied to all earnings.

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

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Chapter6: Accounting Periods And Other Taxes

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Wages and Salaries Expense	$9,400.00
Employee Federal Income Tax Payable	985.00
United Way Contributions Payable	200.00
Earnings subject to Social Security tax	9,400.00

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