On January 15, the end of the first pay period of the year, North Company’s employees earned $35,000 of sales salaries.
Withholdings from the employees’ salaries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $6,500 of federal income taxes, $772.50 of medical insurance deductions, and $120 of union dues. No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Prepare the journal entry to record North Company’s January 15 salaries expense and related liabilities.
(Round amounts to cents.)