For the year ended December 31, 2017, D. Pienkos Company reports the following summary payroll data. Gross

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For the year ended December 31, 2017, D. Pienkos Company reports the following summary payroll data.
Gross earnings:
Administrative salaries..............................$150,000
Electricians' wages....................................340,000
Total...................................................$490,000
Deductions:
FICA taxes............................................$ 35,005
Federal income taxes withheld.....................108,000
State income taxes withheld (2.6%)..................12,740
United Fund contributions payable..................25,000
Hospital insurance premiums..........................26,800
Total...................................................$207,545
D. Pienkos 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 of 6.2% total $450,000 and gross earnings subject to unemployment taxes total $110,000.
Instructions
(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, 2017, D. Pienkos Company

Complete the required data for the following employees.
Employee Gross Earnings Federal Income Tax Withheld
S. Brand...........................$56,000....................................$18,500
R. Morin.............................27,000.....................................11,000

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118978085

IFRS 3rd edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

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