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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
$9,280
213
Medicare Tax Payable
2,316
214
Employees Federal Income Tax Payable
15,405
215
Employees State Income Tax Payable
13,920
216
State Unemployment Tax Payable
1,440
217
Federal Unemployment Tax Payable
430
218
Retirement Savings Deductions Payable
$3,200
219
Medical Insurance Payable
24,600
411
Operations Salaries Expense
940,000
511
Officers Salaries Expense
640,000
512
Office Salaries Expense
150,000
519
Payroll Tax Expense
136,151
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 $3,200 to Jay Bank to purchase retirement savings bonds for employees.
2
Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for $27,001 in payment of $9,280 of social security tax, $2,316 of Medicare tax, and $15,405 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
$40,600
Officers
27,000
Office
6,400
$74,000
Deductions:
Social security tax
$ 4,440
Medicare tax
1,110
Federal income tax withheld
14,800
State income tax withheld
3,330
Retirement savings deductions
1,600
Medical insurance deductions
4,100
29,380
Net amount
$44,620
13
Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll to fund the payroll bank account.
13
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 13: social security tax, $4,440; Medicare tax, $1,110; state unemployment tax, $350; federal unemployment tax, $110.
16
Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for $25,900, in payment of $8,880 of social security tax, $2,220 of Medicare tax, and $14,800 of employees federal income tax due.
19
Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for $28,700 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
$40,200
Officers
27,800
Office
6,600
$74,600
Deductions:
Social security tax
$ 4,476
Medicare tax
1,119
Federal income tax withheld
14,764
State income tax withheld
3,357
Retirement savings deductions
1,600
25,316
Net amount
$49,284
27
Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll to fund the payroll bank account.
27
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 27: social security tax, $4,476; Medicare tax, $1,119; state unemployment tax, $220; federal unemployment tax, $80.
27
Issued Check No. 543 for $20,607 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 $3,200 to purchase retirement savings bonds for employees.
31
Paid $48,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $64,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.)
Required:
1.
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, $8,570; officers salaries, $5,610; office salaries, $1,380. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued.
B.
Vacation pay, $15,400.
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