Question

Wage and Tax Statement Data on Employer FICA Tax

Ehrlich Co. began business on January 2. Salaries were paid to employees on the last day of each month, and social security tax, Medicare tax, and federal income tax were withheld in the required amounts. An employee who is hired in the middle of the month receives half the monthly salary for that month. All required payroll tax reports were filed, and the correct amount of payroll taxes was remitted by the company for the calendar year. Early in the following year, before the Wage and Tax Statements (Form W-2) could be prepared for distribution to employees and for filing with the Social Security Administration, the employees' earnings records were inadvertently destroyed.

None of the employees resigned or were discharged during the year, and there were no changes in salary rates. The social security tax was withheld at the rate of 6.0% and Medicare tax at the rate of 1.5% on salary. Data on dates of employment, salary rates, and employees' income taxes withheld, which are summarized as follows, were obtained from personnel records and payroll records:

Employee	Date First Employed	Monthly Salary		Monthly Income Tax Withheld
Arnett	Nov. 16	$3,800		$562
Cruz	Jan. 2	5,700		1,072
Edwards	Oct. 1	2,200		273
Harvin	Dec. 1	2,300		285
Nicks	Feb. 1	9,900		2,228
Shiancoe	Mar. 1	3,800		581
Ward	Nov. 16	8,300		1,793

Required:

1. Calculate the amounts to be reported on each employee's Wage and Tax Statement (Form W-2). Enter amounts to the nearest cent if required. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Employee	Gross Earnings		Federal Income Tax Withheld		Social Security Tax Withheld		Medicare Tax Withheld
Arnett	$		$		$		$
Cruz
Edwards
Harvin
Nicks
Shiancoe
Ward
					$		$

2. Calculate the following employer payroll taxes for the year: (a) social security; (b) Medicare; (c) state unemployment compensation at 5.4% on the first $10,000 of each employee's earnings; (d) federal unemployment compensation at 0.8% on the first $10,000 of each employee's earnings; (e) total. Round your answers to two decimal places.

(a)	$
(b)	$
(c)	$
(d)	$
(e)	$

Answer 1

PART – 1)

The computation of amount reported in the Form W-2 is made as follows by using the following formulas in the excel sheet:

The amount reported in the Form W-2 is made as follows by using the above formulas in the excel sheet:

PART – 2)

a). Social security = $9,195

b). Medicare = $2,298.75

The computation of federal and state unemployment compensation is computed as follows by using the following formulas in the excel sheet:

The federal and state unemployment compensation is computed as follows by using the above formulas in the excel sheet:

Thus,

c) State unemployment compensation = $2,948.40

d). Federal unemployment compensation = $436.80

e). Total = Social security + Medicare + State unemployment compensation + Federal unemployment compensation

= $9,195 + $2,298.75 + $2,948.40 + $436.80

= $14,878.95