Tierney is a full-time nonexempt salaried employee who earns $990 per biweekly pay period. She is single with 1 withholding allowance and both lives and works in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Assuming that she had no overtime, what is the total of her Federal and state taxes for a pay period? (Use the wage-bracket
Tables. Kentucky state income rate is 5.00%. Round ﬁnal answer to 2 decimal places.)
Wage Bracket Method Tables for Income Tax Withholding
SINGLE Persons-BIWEEKLY Payroll Period
(For Wages Paid through December 2019)
And the wages are And the number of withholding allowances claimed is-
At least But lessthan 0 1 2 3The amount of income tax to be withheld is-4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A) $128.25
B) $124.50
C) $120.78

Question

Tierney is a full-time nonexempt salaried employee who earns $990 per biweekly pay period. She is single with 1 withholding allowance and both lives and works in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Assuming that she had no overtime, what is the total of her Federal and state taxes for a pay period? (Use the wage-bracket
Tables. Kentucky state income rate is 5.00%. Round ﬁnal answer to 2 decimal places.)
Wage Bracket Method Tables for Income Tax Withholding
SINGLE Persons-BIWEEKLY Payroll Period
(For Wages Paid through December 2019)
And the wages are And the number of withholding allowances claimed is-
At least But lessthan 0 1 2 3The amount of income tax to be withheld is-4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A) $128.25 
B) $124.50 
C) $120.78

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Using the wage-bracket table for single persons with 1 withholding allowance, we find that for Tierney's biweekly pay of $990, the amount of income tax to be withheld is $40.50 from the federal tax table and $49.50 from the Kentucky tax table (5% of $990). Therefore, the total of her Federal and state taxes for a pay period is $40.50 + $49.50 = $90.00, which is closest to option B ($124.50 - $90.00 = $34.50). Option A is too high, and option C is too low.

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