Use the following tax rates, ceiling, and maximum taxes: Employee and Employer OASDI: 6.20% $160,200 $9,932.40...

 

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Use the following tax rates, ceiling, and maximum taxes: Employee and Employer OASDI: 6.20% $160,200 $9,932.40 Employee* and Employer HI: 1.45% No limit No maximum Self-employed OASDI: 12.4% $160,200 $19,864.80 Self-employed HI: 2.9% No limit No maximum *Employee HI: Plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000. Also applicable to self-employed. Rounding Rules: Unless instructed otherwise compute hourly rate and overtime rates as follows: 1. Carry the hourly rate and the overtime rate to 3 decimal places and then round off to 2 decimal places (round the hourly rate to 2 decimal places before multiplying by one and one-half to determine the overtime rate). 2. If the third decimal place is 5 or more, round to the next higher cent. Use the following tax rates, ceiling, and maximum taxes: Employee and Employer OASDI: 6.20% $160,200 $9,932.40 Employee* and Employer HI: 1.45% No limit No maximum Self-employed OASDI: 12.4% $160,200 $19,864.80 Self-employed HI: 2.9% No limit No maximum *Employee HI: Plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000. Also applicable to self-employed. Rounding Rules: Unless instructed otherwise compute hourly rate and overtime rates as follows: 1. Carry the hourly rate and the overtime rate to 3 decimal places and then round off to 2 decimal places (round the hourly rate to 2 decimal places before multiplying by one and one-half to determine the overtime rate). 2. If the third decimal place is 5 or more, round to the next higher cent.

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