Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.8P
Payroll Taxes Payable. Jackson Corporation employs 45 production workers and pays them all the same salary Jackson employs 10 administrative staff personnel and pays them all the same salary The following annual information is available for each employee group.
| Description | Production | Administrative |
| Salaries and wages | $4,500,000 | $1,050,675 |
| Federal income tax rate | 18% | 22% |
| State and local income tax rate | 6% | 9% |
| Federal |
25% | 2.5% |
| State unemployment tax - effective (wage cap per employee = $7,000) | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Required
- a. Prepare the
journal entry to record the annual payroll. - b. Prepare the journal entry to pay the liability for accrued salaries.
- c. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record Jackson’s payroll tax expense for the annual payroll.
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