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Julio is single with 1 withholding allowance. He earned $1,025.00 during the most recent semimonthly pay period. He needs to decide between contributing 3% and

Julio is single with 1 withholding allowance. He earned $1,025.00 during the most recent semimonthly pay period. He needs to decide between contributing 3% and $30 to his 401(k) plan. If he chooses the method that results in the lowest taxable income, how much will be withheld for Federal income tax (based on the following table)?

Wage Bracket Method Tables for Income Tax Withholding SINGLE Persons-SEMIMONTHLY Payroll Period (For Wages Paid through December 31,2016)
And the wages are And the number of withholding allowances claimed is-
At least But less than 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The amount of income tax to be withheld is-
$800 $820 $88 $63 $38 $21 $4 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
820 840 91 66 40 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
840 860 94 69 43 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
860 880 97 72 46 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
880 900 100 75 49 29 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
900 920 103 78 52 31 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
920 940 106 81 55 33 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
940 960 109 84 58 35 18 1 0 0 0 0 0
960 980 112 87 61 37 20 3 0 0 0 0 0
980 1,000 115 90 64 39 22 5 0 0 0 0 0
1,000 1,020 118 93 67 42 24 7 0 0 0 0 0
1,020 1,040 121 96 70 45 26 9 0 0 0 0 0
1,040 1,060 124 99 73 48 28 11 0 0 0 0 0
1,060 1,080 127 102 76 51 30 13 0 0 0 0 0
1,080 1,100 130 105 79 54 32 15 0 0 0 0 0
1,100 1,120 133 108 82 57 34 17 0 0 0 0 0
1,120 1,140 136 111 85 60 36 19 2 0 0 0 0
1,140 1,160 139 114 88 63 38 21 4 0 0 0 0
1,160 1,180 142 117 91 66 41 23 6 0 0 0 0
1,180 1,200 145 120 94 69 44 25 8 0 0 0 0
1,200 1,220 148 123 97 72 47 27 10 0 0 0 0
1,220 1,240 151 126 100 75 50 29 12 0 0 0 0
1,240 1,260 154 129 103 78 53 31 14 0 0 0 0
1,260 1,280 157 132 106 81 56 33 16 0 0 0 0
1,280 1,300 160 135 109 84 59 35 18 2 0 0 0
1,300 1,320 163 138 112 87 62 37 20 4 0 0 0
1,320 1,340 166 141 115 90 65 40 22 6 0 0 0
1,340 1,360 169 144 118 93 68 43 24 8 0 0 0
1,360 1,380 172 147 121 96 71 46 26 10 0 0 0
1,380 1,400 175 150 124 99 74 49 28 12 0 0 0
1,400 1,420 178 153 127 102 77 52 30 14 0 0 0
1,420 1,440 181 156 130 105 80 55 32 16 0 0 0
1,440 1,460 184 159 133 108 83 58 34 18 1 0 0
1,460 1,480 187 162 136 111 86 61 36 20 3 0 0
1,480 1,500 190 165 139 114 89 64 38 22 5 0 0
1,500 1,520 193 168 142 117 92 67 41 24 7 0 0
1,520 1,540 196 171 145 120 95 70 44 26 9 0 0
1,540 1,560 199 174 148 123 98 73 47 28 11 0 0
1,560 1,580 202 177 151 126 101 76 50 30 13 0 0
1,580 1,600 205 180 154 129 104 79 53 32 15 0 0
1,600 1,620 208 183 157 132 107 82 56 34 17 0 0
1,620 1,640 211 186 160 135 110 85 59 36 19 2 0
1,640 1,660 214 189 163 138 113 88 62 38 21 4 0
1,660 1,680 218 192 166 141 116 91 65 40 23 6 0
1,680 1,700 223 195 169 144 119 94 68 43 25 8 0
1,700 1,720 228 198 172 147 122 97 71 46 27 10 0
1,720 1,740 233 201 175 150 125 100 74 49 29 12 0
1,740 1,760 238 204 178 153 128 103 77 52 31 14 0
1,760 1,780 243 207 181 156 131 106 80 55 33 16 0
1,780 1,800 248 210 184 159 134 109 83 58 35 18 1
1,800 1,820 253 213 187 162 137 112 86 61 37 20 3
1,820 1,840 258 216 190 165 140 115 89 64 39 22 5
1,840 1,860 263 221 193 168 143 118 92 67 42 24 7
1,860 1,880 268 226 196 171 146 121 95 70 45 26 9
1,880 1,900 273 231 199 174 149 124 98 73 48 28 11
1,900 1,920 278 236 202 177 152 127 101 76 51 30 13
1,920 1,940 283 241 205 180 155 130 104 79 54 32 15
1,940 1,960 288 246 208 183 158 133 107 82 57 34 17
1,960 1,980 293 251 211 186 161 136 110 85 60 36 19
1,980 2,000 298 256 214 189 164 139 113 88 63 38 21
2,000 2,020 303 261 218 192 167 142 116 91 66 40 23
2,020 2,040 308 266 223 195 170 145 119 94 69 43 25
2,040 2,060 313 271 228 198 173 148 122 97 72 46 27
2,060 2,080 318 276 233 201 176 151 125 100 75 49 29
2,080 2,100 323 281 238 204 179 154 128 103 78 52 31
2,100 2,120 328 286 243 207 182 157 131 106 81 55 33
2,120 2,140 333 291 248 210 185 160 134 109 84 58 35
a)

$65.00

b)

$87.00

c)

$90.00

d)

Both yield the same tax amount

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