In: Accounting
1. Employers are required to withhold Medicare taxes on only the first $200,000 of Medicare wages. True False
2. For 2018, the maximum penalty for failing to comply with the ACA mandate on any taxpayer's tax return is $695.
True
False
| 1 |
| False, Employers are required to withhold Medicare taxes on all of wages. |
| There is no wage limit for for withholding Medicare taxes. |
| 2 |
| False, For 2018, the maximum penalty for failing to comply with the ACA mandate on any taxpayer's tax return is $695 or 2.5% of household income, whichever is greater. |