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The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on December 1 of the current year:
Account No.
Account Name
Balance
211
Salaries Payable
212
Social Security Tax Payable
$9,273
213
Medicare Tax Payable
2,318
214
Employees Federal Income Tax Payable
15,455
215
Employees State Income Tax Payable
13,909
216
State Unemployment Tax Payable
1,400
217
Federal Unemployment Tax Payable
500
218
Bond Deductions Payable
$ 3,400
219
Medical Insurance Payable
27,000
411
Operations Salaries Expense
950,000
511
Officers Salaries Expense
600,000
512
Office Salaries Expense
150,000
519
Payroll Tax Expense
137,951
The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December:
On page 10 of the journal:
Dec.
2
Issued Check No. 410 for $3,400 to Jay Bank to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees.
2
Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for $27,046 in payment of $9,273 of social security tax, $2,318 of Medicare tax, and $15,455 of employees federal income tax due.
13
Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows:
Salary distribution:
Operations
$43,200
Officers
27,200
Office
6,800
$77,200
Deductions:
Social security tax
$ 4,632
Medicare tax
1,158
Federal income tax withheld
15,440
State income tax withheld
3,474
Savings bond deductions
1,700
Medical insurance deductions
4,500
30,904
Net amount
$46,296
13
Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll.
13
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 13: social security tax, $4,632; Medicare tax, $1,158; state unemployment tax, $350; federal unemployment tax, $125.
16
Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for $27,020, in payment of $9,264 of social security tax, $2,316 of Medicare tax, and $15,440 of employees federal income tax due.
19
Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for $31,500 in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy.
On page 11 of the journal:
Dec.
27
Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows:
Salary distribution:
Operations
$42,800
Officers
28,000
Office
7,000
$77,800
Deductions:
Social security tax
$ 4,668
Medicare tax
1,167
Federal income tax withheld
15,404
State income tax withheld
3,501
Savings bond deductions
1,700
26,440
Net amount
$51,360
27
Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll.
27
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 27: social security tax, $4,668; Medicare tax, $1,167; state unemployment tax, $225; federal unemployment tax, $75.
27
Issued Check No. 543 for $20,884 to State Department of Revenue in payment of employees state income tax due on December 31.
31
Issued Check No. 545 to Jay Bank for $3,400 to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees.
31
Paid $45,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $60,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.)
Journalize the transactions on pages 10 and 11 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
2.
On page 12 of the journal, journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31 (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
A.
Salaries accrued: operations salaries, $8,560; officers salaries, $5,600; office salaries, $1,400. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued.
B.
Vacation pay, $15,000.
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