Rock Adventures has 15 employees each working 40 hours per week and earning $30 an hour. Federal income taxes are withheld at 15% and state income taxes at 6%. FICA taxes are 7.65% and unemployment taxes are 3.8% of the first $7,000 earned per employee. What is the actual direct deposit of payroll for the first week of January

the actual direct deposit payroll is $12,843

Explanation:

The computation of the actual direct deposit payroll is shown below;

= Total salary - withholdings

= (15 × 40 × $30) - Federal income tax - state income tax - FICA tax

= $18,000 - ($18,000 × 0.15) - ($18,000 × 0.06) - ($18,000 × 7.65%)

= $12,843

Hence, the actual direct deposit payroll is $12,843

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