Question: The payroll register for Proctor Company for the week ended February 14 indicated the following: Salaries .............................................. $1,500,000 Social security tax withheld ............................ 90,000 Medicare

The payroll register for Proctor Company for the week ended February 14 indicated the following:
Salaries .............................................. $1,500,000
Social security tax withheld ............................ 90,000
Medicare tax withheld ................................. 22,500
Federal income tax withheld ......................... 300,000
In addition, state and federal unemployment taxes were calculated at the rate of 5.4% and 0.8%, respectively, on $270,000 of salaries.
a. Journalize the entry to record the payroll for the week of February 14.
b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of February 14?

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