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Barbara is an employee of Baltimore Company

Accounting Dec 14, 2020

Barbara is an employee of Baltimore Company. Baltimore Company pays employees 9 the Friday after the wages are earned. Overtime in excess of 40 hours must be paid at 150% of the normal hourly rate. Social Security taxes are 6.2% and Medicare taxes are 1.45%. The federal unemployment tax rate is 1.0% and the state 12 unemployment tax rate is 3.5%. Barbara's wages, including the current pay period, will not exceed the limits for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment taxes. Barbara earns $18 per hour and worked 47 hours for the week ended January 13 , 2019. Baltimore will withhold $220 federal income taxes. Use this information to determine the total payroll tax expense for Baltimore Company as related to Barbara's earnings.

Expert Solution

Total wages = Regular wages + Overtime wages

= (40*18)+((47-40) *18 *150%)

= 720 + 189

= $909

 

Total payroll tax expense = Social security taxes + Medicare taxes + Federal unemployment taxes + State unemployment taxes

= 909 *(6.2%+1.45%+1.0%+3.5%)

=  $ 110.44 

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