Question: Example 6-5 The journal entry to record the payroll from Figure 6.1, on pages 6-2 and 6-3, would be: Debit Credit Wages Expense 24,762.70 FICA
Example 6-5
The journal entry to record the payroll from Figure 6.1, on pages 6-2 and 6-3, would be:
| Debit | Credit | |
| Wages Expense | 24,762.70 | |
| FICA Taxes PayableOASDI | 1,535.29 | |
| FICA Taxes PayableHI | 359.06 | |
| FIT Payable | 3,714.00 | |
| SIT Payable | 55.25 | |
| Group Insurance Payments W/H | 54.70 | |
| Cash | 19,044.40 |
Example 6-7
The journal entry to record the payroll tax entry from Figure 6.1 on pages 6-2 and 6-3 would be (assume a SUTA tax rate of 3.0%):
| Debit | Credit | |
| Payroll Taxes | 2,785.81 | |
| FICA Taxes PayableOASDI | 1,535.29 | |
| FICA Taxes PayableHI | 359.06 | |
| FUTA Taxes Payable | 148.58 | |
| SUTA Taxes Payable | 742.88 |
Vulcra, Inc., has a semimonthly payroll of $67,900 on September 15, 20--. The total payroll is taxable under FICA Taxes-HI; $63,460 is taxable under FICA Taxes-OASDI; and $10,110 is taxable under FUTA and SUTA. The state contribution rate for the company is 4.1%. The amount withheld for federal income taxes is $9,831. The amount withheld for state income taxes is $1,440.
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