Tuscon Rentals leases office space for $7,000 per month. On…

Tuscon Rentals leases office space for $7,000 per month. On January 3, Tuscon incurs $65,000 to improve the leased office space. These improvements are expected to yield benefits for 8 years. Tuscon has 5 years remaining on its lease. Compute the amount of expense that should be recorded the first year related to the improvements.

Bob Montague is an employee who is paid monthly. For the mon…

Bob Montague is an employee who is paid monthly. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $4,538. The FICA tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year, and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings for both the employee and the employer. The amount of federal income tax withheld from his earnings was $680.70. What is the total amount of taxes withheld from the Bob’s earnings?