Lightning Electronics is a midsize manufacturer of lithium batteries. The company’s payroll records for the November 1–14 pay period show that employees earned wages totaling $72,000 but that employee income taxes totaling $11,400 and FICA taxes totaling $3,725 were withheld from this amount. The net pay was directly deposited into the employees’ bank accounts. Assume Lightning Electronics also must pay $470 of unemployment taxes for this pay period. Prepare the journal entry or entries that Lightning would use to record the payroll. Include both employee and employer taxes. a.) Record the wages expense for November 1-14 time period, including payroll deductions. b.) Record the payroll tax expense.

Neilson Company has monthly salaries of $36,000. Assume Neilson pays all the standard payroll taxes, no employees have reached the payroll tax limits, total income tax withheld is $2,000, and the only payroll deductions are payroll taxes. Journalize the accrual of salaries expense, accrual of employer payroll taxes, and payment of employee and employer payroll taxes for Neilson Company. (Assume all of the monthly salary is subject to FUTA and SUTA. Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) i (Click the icon to view payroll tax rate information.) Begin with the entry to accrue salaries expense and payroll withholdings for the employee. Accounts and Explanation Date Debit Credit C More info For all payroll calculations, use the following tax rates and round amounts to the nearest cent: Employee: Employer: OASDI: 6.2% on first $132,900 earned; Medicare: 1.45% up to $200,000, 2.35% on earnings above $200,000. OASDI: 6.2% on…

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The following salaried employees of Mountain Stone Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado, are paid semimonthly. Some employees have union dues or garnishments deducted from their pay. You do not need to complete the number of hours. Required: Calculate their net pay using the percentage method for manual payroll systems with Forms W-4 from 2020 or later in Appendix C to determine federal income tax. Assume box 2 is not checked for any employee. Include Colorado income tax of 4.40 percent of taxable pay. No employee has exceeded the maximum FICA limit. Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Employee Filing Status, Dependents Pay Union Dues per Period Garnishment per Period Net Pay S. Bergstrom MJ-0 $ 1,830 $ 50 C. Pare MJ-2 (<17) $ 3,760 $ 120 L. Van der Hooven S-1 (Other) $ 3,485 $ 240 $ 75 S. Lightfoot MJ-0 $ 3,110 $ 100