FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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For the year ended December 31, 2020, Bramble Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data.

Gross earnings:    
    Administrative salaries   $193,000
    Electricians’ wages   365,000
Total   $558,000
Deductions:    
    FICA taxes   $37,293
    Federal income taxes withheld   167,500
    State income taxes withheld (3%)   16,740
    United Fund contributions payable   27,900
    Health insurance premiums   18,000
Total   $267,433


Bramble’s payroll taxes are Social Security tax 6.2%, Medicare tax 1.45%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.8% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to Social Security taxes of 6.2% total $471,000, and gross earnings subject to unemployment taxes total $127,000. No employee exceeds the $127,200 limit related to FICA taxes.

(a)
  Prepare a summary journal entry at December 31 for the full year’s payroll.
(b)
  Journalize the adjusting entry at December 31 to record the employer’s payroll taxes.


(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

No.
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


(c) The W-2 Wage and Tax Statement requires the following dollar data.

Complete the required data for the following employees. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

Employee
 
Wages, Tips, Other Compensation
 
Federal Income Tax Withheld
 
State Income Tax Withheld
 
FICA Wages
 
FICA Tax Withheld
Maria Sandoval   $60,000   $29,400  
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Jennifer Mingenback   30,000   11,700  
 
 
 
 
 
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