Total payroll was $485,900, of which $140,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts

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Total payroll was $485,900, of which $140,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $106,800 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $391,900. Income taxes in the amount of $81,950 were withheld, as was $8,930 in union dues. The state unemployment tax is 3.5%, but Yellow Card Company is allowed a credit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current FICA tax is 7.65% on an employee's wages to $106,800 and 1.45% in excess of $106,800. No employee for Yellow Card makes more than $125,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit.
Prepare the necessary journal entries if
(a) the wages and salaries paid and
(b) the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately.
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470423684

13th Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, And Terry D. Warfield

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