An employee is paid a salary of $11,050 per month. If the current FICA rate is 6.2% on the first $130,000 of earnings, and the Medicare tax rate is 1.45% of all earnings, how much should be withheld for            (a) FICA tax and (b) Medicare tax during the following months? March                                 (a)              (b)       December                           (a)                 (b)

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An employee is paid a salary of $11,050 per month. If the current FICA rate is 6.2% on the first $130,000 of earnings, and the Medicare tax rate is 1.45% of all earnings, how much should be withheld for            (a) FICA tax and (b) Medicare tax during the following months?

  1. March                                 (a)              (b)  

 

 

  1. December                           (a)                 (b)  

 

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