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Question - Determine the Social Security Tax
For each of the following employees, calculate the Social Security tax for the weekly pay period described:
NOTE: For simplicity, all calculations throughout this exercise, both intermediate and final, should be rounded to two decimal places at each calculation.
1: Alfred Morneau earned gross pay of $760. Each period he makes a 401(k) contribution of 3% of gross pay, and his current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax, to date, are $61,500.
2: Rachel Schillo earned gross pay of $2,100. She does not make any retirement plan contributions, and her current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax, to date, are $107,500.
3: Rudolph Fabrizio earned gross pay of $3,600. Each period he contributes 4% of gross pay to a flexible spending account, and his current year taxable earnings for Social Security tax, to date, are $131,600.