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Bramble Hardware has four employees who are paid on an hourly basis plus time-and-a-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 a week. Payroll

Bramble Hardware has four employees who are paid on an hourly basis plus time-and-a-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 a week. Payroll data for the week ended March 15, 2022, are presented below.

Employee


Hours Worked


Hourly Rate


Federal Income Tax Withholdings


United Fund

Ben Abel
40
$15.00
$59.00

$5.00
Rita Hager
41
16.00
64.00

5.00
Jack Never
44
13.00
60.00

8.00
Sue Perez
46
13.00
62.00

5.00


Abel and Hager are married. They claim 0 and 4 withholding allowances, respectively. The following tax rates are applicable: FICA 7.65%, state income taxes 3%, state unemployment taxes 5.4%, and federal unemployment 0.6%.

Prepare a payroll register for the weekly payroll. No employee has reached the Social Security limit of $132,900 or the FUTA/SUTA limit of $7,000. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

MARRIED Persons ― WEEKLY Payroll Period
(For Wages Paid through December 2022)

If the wages are ―

And the number of withholding allowances claimed is ―

At least

But less
than

012345678910
The amount of income tax to be withheld is ―
1,316

1,327

12411410595857566564637

29

1,327

1,338

12511610696867767574838

30

1,338

1,349

12711710797887868594939

31

1,349

1,360

12811810899897970605041

32

1,360

1,371

129119110100908171615242

33














1,371

1,382

130121111101928272635343

34

1,382

1,393

132122112103938374645445

35

1,393

1,404

133123114104948575655646

36

1,404

1,415

134125115105968676675747

38

1,415

1,426

136126116107978778685849

39














1,426

1,437

13712711810898897969605040

1,437

1,448

138129119109100908071615141

1,448

1,459

140130120111101918272625243

1,459

1,470

141131122112102938373645444

1,470

1,481

142133123113104948475655545













1,481

1,492

1441341241151059586766656

47

1,492

1,503

1451351261161069787776758

48

1,503

1,514

1461371271171089888786959

49

1,514

1,525

1481381281191099989807060

51

1,525

1,536

14913913012011010191817162

52


BRAMBLE HARDWARE
Payroll Register
For the Week Ending March 15, 2022






















































































































































(b)

Journalize the payroll on March 15, 2022, and the accrual of employer payroll taxes. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Mar. 15

enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record payroll on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


(To record payroll)



Mar. 15

enter an account title to record accrual of payroll taxes on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record accrual of payroll taxes on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record accrual of payroll taxes on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title to record accrual of payroll taxes on March 15

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


(To record accrual of payroll taxes.)



(c)

Journalize the payment of the payroll on March 16, 2022. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Mar. 16

enter an account title for the journal entry on March 16

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount


enter an account title for the journal entry on March 16

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

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