FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Payroll Accounts and Year-End Entries
The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on December 1 of the current year:
211 | Salaries Payable | — |
212 | Social Security Tax Payable | $17,898 |
213 | Medicare Tax Payable | 4,710 |
214 | Employees Federal Income Tax Payable | 29,045 |
215 | Employees State Income Tax Payable | 28,260 |
216 | State |
2,983 |
217 | Federal Unemployment Tax Payable | 942 |
218 | U.S. Saving Bond Deductions Payable | 7,000 |
219 | Medical Insurance Payable | 54,600 |
411 | Operations Salaries Expense | 1,901,000 |
511 | Officers Salaries Expense | 1,240,000 |
512 | Office Salaries Expense | 316,000 |
519 | Payroll Tax Expense | 270,040 |
The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December:
Dec. 2 | Issued Check No. 410 for $7,000 to Jay Bank to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. |
Dec. 2 | Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for $51,653 in payment of $17,898 of social security tax, $4,710 of Medicare tax, and $29,045 of employees' federal income tax due. |
Dec. 13 |
Salary distribution: | ||
Operations | $86,000 | |
Officers | 57,000 | |
Office | 14,000 | 157,000 |
Deductions: | ||
Social security tax | 9,420 | |
Medicare tax | 2,355 | |
Federal income tax withheld | 29,045 | |
State income tax withheld | 7,065 | |
Savings bond deductions | 3,500 | |
Medical insurance deductions | 9,106 | 60,491 |
Net amount | 96,509 |
Dec. 13 | Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
Dec. 13 | Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees' earnings of December 13: social security tax, $9,420; Medicare tax, $2,355; state unemployment tax, $740; federal unemployment tax, $240. |
Dec. 16 | Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for $52,595, in payment of $18,840 of social security tax, $4,710 of Medicare tax, and $29,045 of employees' federal income tax due. |
Dec. 19 | Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for $54,600, in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy. |
Dec. 27 | Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: |
Salary distribution: | ||
Operations | $83,000 | |
Officers | 57,000 | |
Office | 14,000 | 154,000 |
Deductions: | ||
Social security tax | 9,240 | |
Medicare tax | 2,310 | |
Federal income tax withheld | 28,182 | |
State income tax withheld | 6,930 | |
Savings bond deductions | 3,500 | 50,162 |
Net amount | 103,838 |
Dec. 27 | Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
Dec. 27. | Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees' earnings of December 27: social security tax, $9,240; Medicare tax, $2,310; state unemployment tax, $370; federal unemployment tax, $120. |
Dec. 27 | Issued Check No. 543 for $42,255 to State Department of Revenue in payment of employees' state income tax due on December 31. |
Dec. 31 | Issued Check No. 545 to Jay Bank for $7,000 to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. |
Dec. 31 | Paid $83,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $108,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.) |
Required:
1. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. For December 13th transactions, (a.) record the payroll and (b.) payment of salaries. For December 27th transactions, (a.) record the payroll, (b.) payment of salaries, (c.) record the taxes, and (d.) payment of taxes.
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