If you have 13% withheld for federal taxes, 9% for state taxes, and FICA is 7.65%, how much are your involuntary withholdings in all if your gross pay was $2,785.00 and your net income was $1,794.23?
A. $990.77
B. $1,959.25
C. $825.75
D. $531.99

Question

If you have 13% withheld for federal taxes, 9% for state taxes, and FICA is 7.65%, how much are your involuntary withholdings in all if your gross pay was $2,785.00 and your net income was $1,794.23?
	A.	$990.77
	B.	$1,959.25
	C.	$825.75
	D.	$531.99

justus · Answer

Hello there.

We must multiply the given tax rates to the gross pay

2,785 x 13% federal taxes = 362.05
    2,785 x 9% state tax = 250.65
    2,785 x 7.65% FICA = 2.13.05
    
Finally, this gives us  825.75