Wage and Tax Statement Data on Employer Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax used to finance federal programs for old-age and disability benefits (social security) and health insurance for the aged (Medicare).FICA Tax

Gridiron Concepts Co. began business on January 2, 2015. Salaries were paid to employees on the last day of each month, and social security tax, Medicare tax, and federal income tax were withheld in the required amounts. An employee who is hired in the middle of the month receives half the monthly salary for that month. All required The total amount paid to employees for a certain period.payroll tax reports were filed, and the correct amount of payroll taxes was remitted by the company for the calendar year. Early in 2016, before the Wage and Tax Statements (Form W-2) could be prepared for distribution to employees and for filing with the Social Security Administration, the A detailed record of each employee's earnings.employees' earnings records were inadvertently destroyed.

None of the employees resigned or were discharged during the year, and there were no changes in salary rates. The social security tax was withheld at the rate of 6.0% on the first $100,000 of salary and Medicare tax at the rate of 1.5% on salary. Data on dates of employment, salary rates, and employees' income taxes withheld, which are summarized as follows, were obtained from personnel records and payroll records:

Employee	Date First Employed	Monthly Salary		Monthly Income Tax Withheld
Brooks	Jan. 2	$3,300		$488
Croom	Oct. 1	5,800		1,090
Fulmer	Apr. 16	2,400		298
Johnson	Nov. 1	2,100		260
Nutt	Jan. 16	10,300		2,318
Richt	Dec. 1	3,200		490
Spurrier	Feb. 1	8,500		1,836

Required:

1. Calculate the amounts to be reported on each employee's Wage and Tax Statement (Form W-2) for 2015. Enter amounts to the nearest cent if required. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Employee	Gross Earnings		Federal Income Tax Withheld		Social Security Tax Withheld		Medicare Tax Withheld
Brooks	$		$		$		$
Croom
Fulmer
Johnson
Nutt
Richt
Spurrier
					$		$

2. Calculate the following employer payroll taxes for the year: (a) social security; (b) Medicare; (c) state unemployment compensation at 4.8% on the first $8,000 of each employee's earnings; (d) federal unemployment compensation at 0.8% on the first $8,000 of each employee's earnings; (e) total.

(a)	$
(b)	$
(c)	$
(d)	$
(e)	$