An employee earns $6,350 per month working for an employer. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 of earnings each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employees pay. The employee has $216 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $184 and contributes $92 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount the employer should record as payroll taxes expense for the employee for the month of January?

Multiple Choice

$485.78

$529.78

$718.78

$957.53

$866.78