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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 Unemployment Tax Payable 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 Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows:
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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