According to a summary of the payroll of Mountain Streaming Co., $720,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $60,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.
Required: A. Calculate the employerâs payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%. B. Journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
Chart of Accounts
CHART OF ACCOUNTS Mountain Streaming Co. General Ledger ASSETS 110 Cash 111 Accounts Receivable 112 Interest Receivable 113 Notes Receivable 115 Inventory 116 Supplies 118 Prepaid Insurance 120 Land 123 Building 124 Accumulated Depreciation-Building 125 Office Equipment 126 Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment
LIABILITIES 210 Accounts Payable 213 Interest Payable 214 Notes Payable 215 Salaries Payable 216 Social Security Tax Payable 217 Medicare Tax Payable 218 Employees Federal Income Tax Payable 219 Employees State Income Tax Payable 221 Retirement Savings Deductions Payable 224 Federal Unemployment Tax Payable 225 State Unemployment Tax Payable 226 Vacation Pay Payable 227 Unfunded Pension Liability 228 Product Warranty Payable 229 EPA Fines Payable 230 Litigation Claims Payable
EQUITY 310 Common Stock 311 Retained Earnings 312 Dividends 313 Income Summary
REVENUE 410 Sales 610 Interest Revenue
EXPENSES 510 Cost of Goods Sold 520 Salaries Expense 524 Depreciation Expense-Building 525 Delivery Expense 526 Repairs Expense 529 Selling Expenses 531 Rent Expense 532 Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment 533 Insurance Expense 534 Supplies Expense 535 Payroll Tax Expense 536 Vacation Pay Expense 537 Pension Expense 538 Cash Short and Over 539 Product Warranty Expense 540 Damage Awards and Fines 541 Miscellaneous Expense 710 Interest Expense
Starting Question
a. Calculate the employerâs payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%.
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b. On December 31, journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
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According to a summary of the payroll of Mountain Streaming Co., $720,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $60,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.
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| A. | Calculate the employerâs payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%. |
| B. | Journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |
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Starting Question
a. Calculate the employerâs payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%.
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b. On December 31, journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
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According to a summary of the payroll of Mountain Streaming Co., $770,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $42,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.
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| A. | Calculate the employerâs payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%. |
| B. | Journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |
The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Pharrell Co.: Salaries: Sales salaries $325,000 Warehouse salaries 196,000 Office salaries 131,000 $652,000 Deductions: Income tax withheld $119,000 Social security tax withheld 39,120 Medicare tax withheld 9,780 Retirement savings 14,344 Group insurance 11,736 $193,980 Tax rates assumed: Social security 6% Medicare 1.5% State unemployment (employer only) 5.4% Federal unemployment (employer only) 0.6% Required: 1. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
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A. December 30, to record the payroll. B. December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $44,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes. 2. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles): A. On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll. B. On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employerâs payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Because it is a new fiscal year, all salaries are subject to unemployment compensation taxes.
The payroll register for D. Salah Company for the week ended May 18 indicated the following:
| Salaries | $555,000 |
| Federal income tax withheld | 111,000 |
The salaries were all subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. In addition, state and federal unemployment taxes were calculated at the rate of 5.4% and 0.8%, respectively, on $10,545 of salaries.
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b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of May 18.*
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b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of May 18.*
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