# Find the social security tax deducted for each weekly paycheck of $237 1. Find the social security tax deducted for each weekly paycheck of$237.

A. $18.13 B.$20.88

C. $36.26 D.$23.70

2. Monthly earnings total $4513. Find the social security tax deducted. A.$451.30

B. $345.24 C.$346.62

D. $255.89 This is all the information I'm given and I keep coming up with a non existent answer, please help ### 3 Answers • Google: ss tax rate 2016 "The FICA tax rate is a combination of the social security tax rate (6.2) and the aforementioned Medicare tax rate (1.45). Therefore, for 2016, the FICA tax rate will be 7.65%, to the height of the social security wage base. This means the maximum social security tax for employees and employers in 2016 is$7,347."

It looks like the question incorrectly uses the 2016 FICA tax rate of 7.65% instead of the Social Security rate of 6.2%

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1)

237 * 7.65/100

$18.13 <––––– Answer A ------------------------- 2) 4513 * 7.65/100$345.24 <–––––Answer B

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• A d

This second part is the quagmyre in Part a 237.00 is made weekly if that is timed by 4 =948.00

I figured it out 2=b

• pls find the employee portion of the Social Security tax and multiply same times the payroll figures given.