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Metro Express has 5 sales employees, each of whom earns $4,000 per month and is paid on the last working day of the month. Each employee’s wages are subject to FICA social security taxes of 6.2% and Medicare taxes of 1.45% on all wages. Withholding for each employee also includes federal tax of 16% and monthly medical insurance premiums of $110 for each employee.
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journal entry to record the January 31 payroll expense and salaries. - The employer payroll taxes for Metro Express includes FICA taxes, federal
unemployment taxes of 0.8% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee, and state unemployment taxes of 4.0% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. Prepare the journal entry to record the employer’s payroll taxes on January 31 (Assume that none of the employees has reached the unemployment limit of $7,000). - Journal entries will be journalized on the general journal for Problem 6. When complete, upload the general journal to this problem.
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