The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Boltz Co.:   Salaries:     Deductions:     Sales salaries $171,000     Income tax withheld $61,952   Warehouse salaries 94,000     U.S. savings bonds 7,744   Office salaries 87,000     Group insurance 6,336   $352,000                                 Tax rates assumed:   Social security, 6%   Medicare, 1.5%   State unemployment (employer only), 5.4%   Federal unemployment (employer only), 0.8%   Required: If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 1b.  Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the entry on December 30 to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $18,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.   Date Account Debit Credit Dec. 30 Payroll Tax Expense        Social Security Tax Payable        Medicare Tax Payable        State Unemployment Tax Payable        Federal Unemployment Tax Payable

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The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Boltz Co.:

 

Salaries:     Deductions:  
  Sales salaries $171,000     Income tax withheld $61,952
  Warehouse salaries 94,000     U.S. savings bonds 7,744
  Office salaries 87,000     Group insurance 6,336
  $352,000        
           
         

 

Tax rates assumed:
  Social security, 6%
  Medicare, 1.5%
  State unemployment (employer only), 5.4%
  Federal unemployment (employer only), 0.8%

 

Required:

If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

1b.  Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the entry on December 30 to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $18,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

 

Date Account Debit Credit
Dec. 30 Payroll Tax Expense     
  Social Security Tax Payable     
  Medicare Tax Payable     
  State Unemployment Tax Payable     
  Federal Unemployment Tax Payable     




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