Pina Hardware Company’s payroll for November 2017 is summarized
below.
Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes
Unemployment Tax
Payroll
Wages Due
FICA
Federal
State
Factory
$123,500
$123,500
$39,500
$39,500
Sales
30,800
30,800
4,000
4,000
Administrative
36,000
36,000
Total
$190,300
$190,300
$43,500
$43,500
At this point in the year, some employees have already received
wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that
the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an
employee’s wages to...