Kyle, a single taxpayer, worked as a free-lance software engineer for the first three months of 2019. during that time, he earned $44,000 of self-employment income. on april 1, 2019, kyle took a job as a full-time software engineer with one of his former clients, google inc. from april through the end of the year, kyle earned $178,000 in salary. what amount of fica taxes (self-employment and employment related) does kyle owe for the year

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?