North Corp. has an employee benefit plan for compensated absences that gives employees 10 paid vacation days and 10 paid sick days. Both vacation and sick days can be carried over indefinitely. Employees can elect to receive payment in lieu of vacation days; however, no payment is given for sick days not taken. At December 31, 2016, North’s unadjusted balance of liability for compensated absences was $21,000. North estimated that there were 150 vacation days and 75 sick days available at December 31, 2016. North’s employees earn an average of $100 per day. In its December 31, 2016, balance sheet, what amount of liability for compensated absences is North required to report? a. $15,000 b. $21,000 c. $22,500 d. $36,000

The payroll of Grouper Corp. for September 2023 is as follows. Total payroll was $530,000. Pensionable (CPP) and insurable (El) earnings were $370,000. Income taxes in the amount of $91,000 were withheld, as were $7,246 in union dues. The El rate was 1.58 for employees and 2.212% for employers, and the CPP rate was 5.45% for employees and 5.45% for employers. Prepare the necessary journal entries to record the payroll if the salaries and wages paid and the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Prepare the entries to record the payment of all required amounts to the Receiver General for Canada and to the employees' union. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit account titles…

On January 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Company's employees earned $25,760 of office salaries and $70,840 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees' salaries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $13,660 of federal income taxes, $1,420 of medical insurance deductions, and $840 of union dues. No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Required: 1.1 Calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of Regis Company. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%. 1.2 Prepare the journal entry to record Regis Company's January 8 employee payroll expenses and liabilities. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis's employer payroll taxes resulting from the January 8 payroll. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment…

On January 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Company's employees earned $21,760 of office salaries and $70,840 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees' salaries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $13,060 of federal income taxes, $1,410 of medical insurance deductions, and $800 of union dues. No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Required: 1-a. Calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of Regis Company. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%. 1-b. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis Company's January 8 employee payroll expenses and liabilities. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis's employer payroll taxes resulting from the January 8 payroll. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal…