BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to
Question:
BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee.
Compute BMX’s amounts for each of these four taxes as applied to the employee’s gross earnings for September under each of three separate situations (a), (b), and (c). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Assuming situation (a), prepare the employer’s September 30 journal entry to record salary expense and its related payroll liabilities for this employee. The employee’s federal income taxes withheld by the employer are $90 for this pay period.
Assuming situation (a), prepare the employer’s September 30 journal entry to record the employer’s payroll taxes expense and its related liabilities.