When determining an employee's proper amount of federal income tax withholding using the wage$-$bracket table method, the employer does not need which of the following pieces of information?

Multiple Choice

$$ marital status

year$-$to$-$date federal income tax withholding $($prior to the current period$)$

wages earned

$$ withholding allowances claimed

Which of the following is a payroll deduction not required by law?

Multiple Choice

Medicare tax

social security tax

union dues

federal income tax