On January 31, 2014, Cardston Company had the following payroll liability accounts in its ledger:

Canada Pension Plan payable ................................. $ 7,887

Disability insurance payable ..................................1,280

Employment Insurance payable ..............................3,755

Income tax payable ............................................. 16,252

Life insurance payable .........................................$ 855

Union dues payable ............................................1,450

Vacation pay payable........................................... 20,520

Workers' compensation payable .............................4,275

In February, the following transactions occurred:

Feb. 4 Sent a cheque to the union treasurer for union dues.

7 Sent a cheque to the insurance company for the disability and life insurance.

13 Issued a cheque to the Receiver General for the amounts due for CPP, EI, and income tax.

20 Paid the amount due to the workers' compensation plan.

28 Completed the monthly payroll register, which shows gross salaries $92,600; CPP withheld $4,281; EI withheld $1,695; income tax withheld $17,595; union dues withheld $1,574; and long-term disability insurance premiums $1,380.

28 Prepared payroll cheques for the February net pay and distributed the cheques to the employees.

28 Recorded an adjusting journal entry to record February employee benefits for CPP, EI, workers' compensation at 5% of gross pay, vacation pay at 4% of gross pay, and life insurance at 1% of gross pay.

Instructions

(a) Journalize the February transactions and adjustments.

(b) Calculate the balances in each of the payroll liability accounts at February 28, 2014.

TAKING IT FURTHER

Why do employers need an employee earnings record for each employee as well as a payroll register?