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Use the following tax rates and taxable wage bases: Employees' and Employer's OASDI—6.2% both on $127,200; HI—1.45% for employees and employers on the total wages paid. Employees' Supplemental HI of 0.9% on wages in excess of $200,000 was not applicable. Karlie Hastings is a writer (employee) for the Santa Fe Gazette and has an annual salary of $49,000. This year, she also realized net self-employment earnings of $85,000 from a book she wrote. What portion of her self-employment earnings is subject to the two parts of the social security tax? a. OASDI taxable self-employment earnings $ b. HI taxable self-employment earnings $ c. OASDI self-employment tax $ d. HI self-employment tax $
| a | ||
| OASDI taxable self-employment earnings | 78200 | =127200-49000 | 
| b | ||
| HI taxable self-employment earnings | 85000 | |
| c | ||
| OASDI self-employment tax | 9696.80 | =78200*6.2%*2 | 
| d | ||
| HI self-employment tax | 2465.00 | =85000*1.45%*2 |