Question: For the year ended December 31, 2014, Grayson Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data. Gross earnings: Administrative salaries .......... $180,000 Electricians wages

For the year ended December 31, 2014, Grayson Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data.
Gross earnings:
Administrative salaries .......... $180,000
Electricians€™ wages ............. 370,000
Total .................. $550,000
Deductions:
FICA taxes ................ $ 37,983
Federal income taxes withheld ....... 168,000
State income taxes withheld (3.2%) ..... 17,600
United Fund contributions payable ..... 27,500
Hospital insurance premiums ........ 32,200
Total ................. $283,283
Grayson Company€™s payroll taxes are Social Security tax 6.2%, Medicare tax 1.45%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.8% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to Social Security taxes total $484,000, and unemployment taxes total $125,000.

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(a) Prepare a summary journal entry at December 31 for the full year€™s payroll.
(b) Journalize the adjusting entry at December 31 to record the employer€™s payroll taxes.
(c) The W-2 Wage and Tax Statement requires the following dollar data.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, Grayson Electrical Repair

Complete the required data for the followingemployees.

Employee Jin Chien Nina Harris Gross Earnings $59,000 26,000 Federal Income Tax Withheld $19,500 9,200

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