Bonnie claims single with 2 federal withholding allowances, and contributes state tax of 20% of her federal tax. Below is a copy of Bonnie's biweekly statement of earnings. Bonnie knows that her gross earnings and federal tax are correct, but she thinks that her net pay is not correct. EarningsDeductions Week Ended Regular FED. SOC. MED STATEWITH. WITH. CARE. WITH.NET PAY4/15$760.00 $50.00 $47.12 $110.20 $10.00$542.68Using the fact that Social Security is 6.2% and Medicare is 1.45% of gross pay, explain why the given net pay is not correct. Determine how the error can be corrected, and what the net pay should be.
Answer
Answer:
The error is that Medicare tax was listed as $110.20 instead of the correct amount of $11.02. Social Security is correct at $47.12, and state tax is correct at $10.00 (20% of $50.00). Medicare was overwithheld by $99.18, so the net pay should increase from $542.68 to $641.86.