Total payroll for the last week of the year

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Reference no: EM13164990

The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Qualitech Co.:

Salaries:		Deductions:
Sales salaries	$350,000	Income tax withheld	$118,800
Warehouse salaries	180,000	Social security tax withheld	40,500
Office salaries	145,000	Medicare tax withheld	10,125
	$675,000	U.S. savings bonds	14,850
		Group insurance	12,150
			$196,425

Tax rates assumed:

Social security, 6%

Medicare, 1.5%

State unemployment (employer only), 5.4%

Federal unemployment (employer only), 0.8%

Instructions

1. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries:

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, $35,000 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:

a. December 30, to record the payroll.

b. January 5, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Since it is a new fiscal year, all $675,000 in salaries is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

Reference no: EM13164990

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