Employer's payroll tax expense
During the first week of January, Sam Jones earned $200. Assume that FICA taxes are 7.65 percent of wages up to $50,000, state unemployment tax is 5.0 percent of wages up to $13,000, and federal unemployment tax is 0.8 percent of wages up to $13,000. Assume that Sam has voluntary withholdings of $10 (in addition to taxes) and th