Youngston Company (a Massachusetts employer) wants to give a holiday bonus check of $750 to each employee. Since it wants the check amount to be $750, it will need to gross-up the amount of the bonus. Calculate the withholding taxes and the gross amount of the bonus to be made to Genna Fredrich if her earnings for the year are $55,920. Besides being subject to social security taxes and federal income tax (supplemental rate), a 5.05% Massachusetts income tax must be withheld on supplemental payments.

Gross bonus=$1,148.54

FIT=252.68

OASDI=71.21

HI =16.65

MASS. TAX=58.00

Explanation:

Calculation for the withholding taxes and the gross amount of the bonus

Calculation for gross amount of the bonus

Gross amount of the bonus= [$750/ (1- 0.22 - 0.062 - 0.0145 - 0.0505] - 0.01

Gross amount of the bonus= [$750/ (0.78 - 0.062 - 0.0145 - 0.0505] - 0.01

Gross amount of the bonus= [$750/ 0.653] - 0.01

Gross amount of the bonus=1,148.545-0.01

Gross amount of the bonus=$ 1,148.54

Therefore the Gross amount of the bonus will be $ 1,148.54

Calculation for the withholding taxes

FIT =1148.54 * 22%

FIT=252.68

OASDI= 1148.54 * 6.2%

OASDI=71.21

HI=1148.54 * 1.45%

HI =16.65

MASS. TAX =1148.54 * 5.05%

MASS. TAX =58.00

NET 750.00

[$1,148.54-(252.68+71.21+16.65+58.00)]

Therefore the withholding taxes are:

FIT=252.68

OASDI=71.21

HI =16.65

MASS. TAX = =58.00

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