Calculate employer's total FUTA and SUTA tax. As TCLH Industries operates in North Carolina, assume a SUTA tax rate of 1.2% and a taxable earnings threshold of $23,500. Current period taxable earnings for FUTA and SUTA taxes are the same as those for FICA taxes. Year-to-date taxable earnings for FUTA and SUTA taxes, prior to the current pay period, are as follows:

• Zachary Fox: $0
• Calvin Bell: $20,478.57
• David Alexander: $198,450
• Michael Sierra: $117,600