Entries for Payroll and Payroll Taxes The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Boltz Co.: Salaries: Deductions: Sales salaries $213,000 Income tax withheld $77,264 Warehouse salaries 117,000 U.S. savings bonds 9,658 Office salaries 109,000 Group insurance 7,902 $439,000 Tax rates assumed: Social security, 6% Medicare, 1.5% State unemployment (employer only), 5.4% Federal unemployment (employer only), 0.8% Required: If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 1a. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the entry on December 30 to record the payroll.
1a. | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | ||||
Dec 31. | Sales salaries expense | 213000 | ||||||
Warehouse salaries expense | 117000 | |||||||
Office salaries expense | 109000 | |||||||
Employees income tax payable | 77264 | |||||||
Social security tax payable | (439000*6%) | 26340 | ||||||
Medicare tax payable | (439000*1.5%) | 6585 | ||||||
U.S Saving bond deductions payable | 9658 | |||||||
Group insurance payable | 7902 | |||||||
Salaries payable | (Balancing figure) | 311251 | ||||||
(Employees payroll recorded) | ||||||||
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