Question

BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $128,400 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee.Gross Pay through August 31 Gross Payfor September
A. $ 5,9 00 a. $ 1,400

B. 3,400 b. 3,500

C.123,500 c. 9,400

Answer 1

Medicare tax is always payable on gross pay as Descibed below|

Explanation:

Note: 1

FICA Social security’s tax

FICA - social security tax is payable on maximum wages of $128,400.

Once an employee's year to date earnings or cumulative earnings exceed the wage base of $128,400, no additional Social Security tax isto be withheld from the employee's earnings.

So, before calculating the FICA - social security tax, we have to check whether the September earnings along with cumulative earnings until August is exceeding $128,400 or not .

If September earnings plus cumulative earnings until August is exceeding $ 128,400, then.

Social Security tax = [($128,400 minus Cumulative earnings until August) or gross salary whichever is lesser] into 6.20%. and if it is not, then

Social Security tax = Gross pay during September into 6.20%

Note 2

FICA minus Medicare tax

Medicare tax is always payable on gross pay. Medicare tax = Gross pay x 1.45%