Question: Help me fix this please. Green means correct. Red means wrong. Fix the red for me please Problem 10.4A Computing gross earnings, determining deductions and
Help me fix this please. Green means correct. Red means wrong. Fix the red for me please
Problem 10.4A Computing gross earnings, determining deductions and net amount due, journalizing payroll transactions. LO 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7
Nashville Publishing Company pays its employees monthly. Payments made by the company on October 31, 2019, follow. Cumulative amounts paid to the persons named prior to October 31 are also given.
- Paul Parker, president, gross monthly salary of $18,700; gross earnings prior to October 31, $170,000.
- Carolyn Wells, vice president, gross monthly salary of $14,900; gross earnings paid prior to October 31, $151,000.
- Michelle Clark, independent accountant who audits the company's accounts and performs consulting services, $14,800; gross amounts paid prior to October 31, $43,200.
- James Wu, treasurer, gross monthly salary of $4,300; gross earnings prior to October 31, $51,100.
- Payment to Editorial Publishing Services for monthly services of Betty Jo Bradley, an editorial expert, $4,300; amount paid to Editorial Publishing Services prior to October 31, 2019, $32,400.
Required:
- Use an earnings ceiling of $122,700 for social security taxes and a tax rate of 6.2 percent and a tax rate of 1.45 percent on all earnings for Medicare taxes. Prepare a schedule showing the following information:
- Each employees cumulative earnings prior to October 31.
- Each employees gross earnings for October.
- The amounts to be withheld for each payroll tax from each employees earnings; the employees income tax withholdings are Paul Parker, $4,904; Carolyn Wells, $4,191; James Wu, $987.
- The net amount due each employee.
- The total gross earnings, the total of each payroll tax deduction, and the total net amount payable to employees.
- Prepare the general journal entry to record the companys payroll on October 31.
- Prepare the general journal entry to record payments to employees on October 31.


I don't understand why this one is not zero. The amount goes over 122,700 a year. What is the answer please?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 and 3 Use an earnings ceiling of $122,700 for social security taxes and a tax rate of 6.2 percent and a tax earnings for Medicare taxes. Prepare a schedule showing the following information (Round your answ places.): Employee Name Cumulative earnings Monthly pay Social security Medicare Net pay $ Paul Parker Carolyn Wells James Wu 10170000 00 151,000.00 51,100.00 18 700.00 14,900.00 4,300.00 0.00 0.00 266.60 $ 271.15 216.05 62.35 Employee income tax withholding $ 4,904.00 4,191.00 987.00 $13,524.50 10,492.95 2,984.05 Totals 270 100.00 27 900.00 $ 266.60 $ 549.55 $ 10,082.00 $27.001.50 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 and 3 Prepare the general journal entry to record the company's payroll expenses and also payments to employees on October 2019. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) No Credit Date Oct 31, 2019 Debit 37,900.00 General Journal Salaries expense Social security tax payable Medicare tax payable Employee income tax payable Salaries payable 266.60 549.55 10,082.00 27,001.50 X Oct 31, 2019 27,001.50 X Salaries payable Cash 27,001.50 X Exercise 10.3 Determining social security withholding. LO 10-3 The monthly salaries for December and the year-to-date earnings of the employees of Bush Consulting Company as of November 30 follow. Determine the amount of social security tax to be withheld from each employee's gross pay for December. Assume a 6.2 percent social security tax rate and an earnings base of $122,700 for the calendar year. (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) December Employee No. Year-to- Date Earnings Through November Salary Soc. Sec. Taxable Earnings December Social Security Tax 6.20% 30 $ 9 9,100 9,200 10,800 9,200 98,200 69,200 118,800 99,200 9,100 ,200 0 ,200 $ 564.20 570.40 0.00 570.40 9
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