An employer's federal payroll tax responsibilities include withholding from an employee's compensation and paying an employer's contribution for Social Security and Medicare taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).
Employers have numerous payroll tax withholding and payment obligations. Of the utmost importance is the proper payment of what are commonly known as FICA taxes. FICA taxes are somewhat unique in that there is required withholding from an employee's wages as well as an employer's portion of the taxes that must be paid.
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is the federal law requiring you to withhold three separate taxes from the wages you pay your employees. FICA is comprised of the following taxes:
6.2 percent Social Security tax;
1.45 percent Medicare tax (the “regular” Medicare tax); and
Since 2013, a 0.9 percent Medicare surtax when the employee earns over $200,000.
You must withhold these amounts from an employee's wages.
The law also requires you to pay the employer's portion of two of these taxes:
6.2 percent Social Security tax
1.45 percent Medicare tax (the “regular” Medicare tax).
As you can see, the employer’s portion for the Social security tax and the regular Medicare tax is the same amount that you're required to withhold from your employees' wages. (Different rules apply for employees who receive tips.) There is no employer portion for the 0.9 percent Medicare surtax on high-earning employees.
In other words, you withhold a 6.2 percent Social Security tax from your employee’s wages and you pay an additional 6.2 percent as your employer share of the tax (6.2 employee portion + 6.2 employer portion = 12.4 percent total). Also, you withhold a 1.45 percent Medicare tax from your employee’s wages and you pay an additional 1.45 percent as your employer share (1.45 employee portion + 1.45 employer portion = 2.9 percent total). The total of all four portions is 15.3 percent (6.2 percent employee portion of Social Security + 6.2 percent employer portion of Social Security + 1.45 percent employee portion of Medicare + 1.45 percent employer portion of Medicare = 15.3 percent).
Unlike the other FICA taxes, the 0.9 percent Medicare surtax is imposed on the employee portion only. There is no employer match for the Medicare surtax (also called the Additional Medicare Tax). You withhold this 0.9 percent tax from employee wages and you do not pay an employer’s portion. Also, unlike the other FICA taxes, you withhold the 0.9 percent Medicare surtax only to the extent that wages paid to an employee exceed $200,000 in a calendar year. You begin withholding the surtax in the pay period in which you pay wages in excess of this $200,000 “floor” to an employee and you continue to withhold it each pay period until the end of the calendar year.
Answer:
True. This is because the curve of ATC shifted downward to show an increase in output. As the ATC curve moves downward, the quantity of goods increase while the price decreases. The quantity of goods produced is equivalent to 68 units which is consistent with the regulation of price. Price regulation is used to manage the effects of monopoly on the market system.
Explanation:
True. This is because the curve of ATC shifted downward to show an increase in output. As the ATC curve moves downward, the quantity of goods increase while the price decreases. The quantity of goods produced is equivalent to 68 units which is consistent with the regulation of price. Price regulation is used to manage the effects of monopoly on the market system.
Answer:
(A) I, II, and IV only
Explanation:
The Material Requirements Planning MRP is used to calculate tha materials needed for production. It may be done by software but it can be done without any technological tool.
The most important information for MRP is about the available inventory for future production, in this way the company will know what materials are needed for future production. To provide the materials on time it is necessary to know the master schedules of production, making sure that the supplies will be ready on time for manufacturing process. Finally, the accurate Bills of materials are used as a check list to verify that there is not any pending component for the production process. Even when the MRP may include costs, it is not a vital component for the system and some companies can have MRP without including costs.
