Question

An employee earns $5,550 per month working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $184 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $152 and contributes $76 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January

Answer 1

$4,713.425

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January is shown below:-

Deductions = (Gross earning × Social security tax rate) + (Gross earning × Medicare tax rate) + Federal income taxes + Health insurance + Contribution of retirement plan

= ($5,550 × 6.2%) + ($5,550 × 1.45%) + $184 + $152 + $76

= $344.1 + $80.475 + $184 + $152 + $76

= $836.575

Net pay = Gross earning - Deductions

= $5,550 - $836.575

= $4,713.425

Therefore for computing the net pay we simply applied the above formula.