For the year ended December 31, 2011, Niehaus Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data.
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Gross earnings:
Administrative salaries .........$180,000
Electricians wages ...........370,000
Total .................$550,000
Deductions:
FICA taxes ................$ 38,000
Federal income taxes withheld ........168,000
State income taxes withheld (2.6%) .....14,300
United Way contributions payable .......27,500
Hospital insurance premiums .........17,200
Total ................$265,000
Niehaus Companys payroll taxes are: FICA 8%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.8% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to FICA taxes total $475,000, and unemployment taxes total $125,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a summary journal entry at December 31 for the full years payroll.
(b) Journalize the adjusting entry at December 31 to record the employers payroll taxes.
(c) The W-2 Wage and Tax Statement requires the following dollar data.
Complete the required data for the followingemployees.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0470507018
7th Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
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