Question

For 2019, Eric is a self-employed financial consultant. During the current year, Eric's net self-employment income is $132,150. The OASDI rate is 6.2%; the MHI rate is 1.45%. Hint: OASDI 6.2% tax is on the first $132,900 for the year. Note: Round all calculations to the nearest cent. What is Eric's self-employment tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Eric's self-employment tax is $10109

Explanation:

The computation of the Eric's self employment tax is shown below:

= Net Self employment income × OASDI  tax rate +  Net Self employment income × MHI tax rate

= $132,150 × 6.2% + $132,150 × 1.45%

= $8,193.30 + $1,916.175

= $10109.475

The OASDI tax rate is also called social security tax and the self employment tax comprises of OASDI tax and MHI tax.