Liability Alex Washington ACC 205 Principles of Accounting I Instructor: James Rodisch July 28‚ 2013 1. Payroll accounting. Assume that the following tax rates and payroll information pertain to Brookhaven Publishing: * Social Security taxes: 6% on the first $55‚000 earned per employee * Medicare taxes: 1.5% on the first $130‚000 earned per employee * Federal income taxes withheld from wages: $7‚500 * State income taxes: 5% of gross earnings * Insurance withholdings:
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Social Security: Being a nineteen year old college student‚ what does Social Security have to do with you? The fact is‚ it has every thing to do with us as students! Shortly after President Bush’s re-election‚ he started to put his new found political muscle into Social Security reform‚ declaring now is the time to act. This new reform will allow workers to withhold payroll endings and put that money into personal retirement accounts. This new plan is designed to give the American people
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The debate on the privatization of Social Security is a controversial one with advocates for both sides. When Franklin Roosevelt signed off on a bill on August 14‚ 1935‚ known as the Social Security Act‚ a social insurance system was created where workers’ would allocate a small portion of their earned wages to enable financial protection for when they retire (See Figure 1) (Privatizing Social Security). It specifically states that its purpose was "to provide for the general welfare by establishing
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The Future of Social Security COM/156 December 5‚ 2010 Karen Williams The Future of Social Security In the United States‚ many people believe that Social Security will be enough to support them upon retirement and have not prepared themselves adequately by establishing pensions‚ retirement plans and savings accounts. Believing this way can get many people into trouble once they reach an age that they would like to retire. These people are finding out that Social Security is just not enough
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created the Social Security act in 1935 after the great depression many Americans have depended on it as their only source of income after they retire. People were not overwhelmed with worry about saving for retirement because the act had been considered a great success for many years. A survey of 1‚200 people done through AARP “confirms that Social Security is at the very core of most Americans’ retirement” (Pianin‚ 2015). However in recent years worry about retirement and social security has been
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The Social Security Act of 1935‚ enacted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ has become a third rail in today’s American society. By third rail‚ various scholars explain that if a politician these days were to try to alter or change the structure of the law dramatically‚ then they could essentially destroy their political career. One must understand how the United States gained this transformative law through our country’s history‚ both the official and non official actors involved in enacting
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Social Security was a good idea but somewhere along the way it was not thought out to last. The Social Security Act was signed in to law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14‚ 1935. It included several provisions for general welfare and created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. There two major provisions related to the elderly‚ Title I- Grants to States for Old-Age Assistance‚ which supported state welfare
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Is the Social Security System broken? Problems with the Social Security System Problems with the Social Security System The Social Security System‚ created in 1935‚ is the one of the most costly items in the federal budget today. The program was created to provide old age‚ survivors’ and disability insurance to a large portion of Americans‚ mostly the elderly who are now out of the work force. The Social Security Act was a major turning point in American history (William‚ 2007). Today
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The Social Security Act of 1935‚ signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ created a program that included social insurance programs‚ as well as public assistance. Both programs came about due to the depression and were created as part of the New Deal to benefit the citizens who needed assistance. While both programs were created to assist the public‚ each program had different eligibility requirements and accomplished different tasks. Social insurance programs were designed to provide continuing income
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Is Social Security System broken? Social Security EC 301 What exactly is Social Security? Social Security was a program that was created by the federal government that was supported by nearly every working person in America. The Social Security Act was signed in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ which was to provide retirement‚ survivors‚ and disability benefits to workers and their families‚ and to assume some of the health care costs borne by the
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