Total payroll was $946,000, of which $222,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of$128,400 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $806,000. Income taxes in the amount of$173,700 were withheld, as was $19,500 in union dues. The state unemployment tax is 3.5%, but Waterway Company is allowed acredit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current F.I.C.A. tax is 7.65% on an employee's wagesto $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. No employee for Waterway makes more than $250,000. The federal unemployment taxrate is 0.8% after state credit.Prepare the necessary journal entries if the wages and salaries paid and the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately. (If no entryis required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount isentered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) Account Titles and Explanation(To record wages and salaries paid)(To record employer payroll taxes)DebitCredit

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