An employee earns $5,500 per month working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 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 $182 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $150 and contributes $75 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)

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Answer:

$4,672.25

Explanation:

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

Gross pay  $5.500  (A)

Less: Deductions    

Social Security $341 ($5,500 × 6.20%)

Medicare $79.75  ($5,500 × 1.45%)

Federal income taxes $182  

Health insurance $150  

Retirement plan $75

Total deductions $827.75  (B)

Net pay       $4,672.25     (A - B)

We simply deduct the deductions allowed from the gross pay so that the net pay amount could arrive