The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on...

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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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