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Which of the following is/are true about FUTA obligations? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.)
To understand this question, let us first understand about the principle of FUTA
What is FUTA ?
STATEMENTS
1. FUTA is subject to a 5.4 percent reduction based on employer and state factor
The Statement is correct- It is to noted that although The 2019 FUTA tax rate is 6% on the first $7,000 in wages that you paid to an employee during the calendar year but the federal government usually grants a credit of 5.4% to business owners who have paid their state unemployment taxes on time. This effectively brings the FUTA tax rate down to 0.6%.
So to avail the reduction, you need to first pay the state unemployment taxes.
2. FUTA applies to all companies
The Statement is incorrect - FUTA is not applicable to all companies. It is applicable to those companies which comply with any of the two conditions as mentioned below:
3. FUTA is subject to a $7,000 wage base per employee
The Statement is correct- The 2019 FUTA tax rate is 6% on the first $7,000 in wages that you paid to an employee during the calendar year. After the first $7,000 in annual wages, you don’t have to pay taxes.So we can say that the FUTA is subject to a $7000 Wage base rate.
4. FUTA is an employer-only tax.
The Statement is Correct - The FUTA Tax is paid by the employer to mitigate the loss to the employee.
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