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You have been hired at a new job and will earn $30,000 in wages. Assume you are single and receive no deduction or any other credits. The current income tax table is the following:

The tax rate on Social Security is 6.2%. The tax rate on Medicare is 1.45%.
Calculate the total you will pay in income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes from working at this job. Be sure to show your work.
Reference
2006 federal tax rate schedules. (2006). Retrieved August 6, 2006, from Internal Revenue Service Web site: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=150856,00.html

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The expert calculates the total you will pay in income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes from working at this job. Be sure to show your work.

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Taxable income is $30000.

From the table you pay 10% on the first $7550 of your income. Thus the income tax on the first $7550 is 10% of $7550 or $755.

For income beyond $7550 but below $30650 you pay 15% on income exceeding $7550. Since ...

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