Reference no: EM133088730

Question - Total payroll was $506,000, of which $112,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $128,400 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 (the maximum for both federal and state unemployment tax) was $434,000. Income taxes in the amount of $76,700 were withheld, as was $9,100 in union dues. The state unemployment tax is 3.5%, but Crane Company is allowed a credit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current FICA tax is 7.65% on an employee's wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. No employee for Crane makes more than $135,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit. Prepare the necessary journal entries if the wages and salaries paid and the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately.