According to a summary of the payroll of Guthrie Co., $600,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $56,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.

Required:

a.	Compute the employers payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.6%.
b.	On December 31, journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Guthrie Co.

General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
111	Accounts Receivable
112	Interest Receivable
113	Notes Receivable
115	Merchandise Inventory
116	Supplies
118	Prepaid Insurance
120	Land
123	Building
124	Accumulated Depreciation-Building
125	Office Equipment
126	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
213	Interest Payable
214	Notes Payable
215	Salaries Payable
216	Social Security Tax Payable
217	Medicare Tax Payable
218	Employees Federal Income Tax Payable
219	Employees State Income Tax Payable
221	Retirement Savings Deductions Payable
224	Federal Unemployment Tax Payable
225	State Unemployment Tax Payable
226	Vacation Pay Payable
227	Unfunded Pension Liability
228	Product Warranty Payable
229	EPA Fines Payable
230	Litigation Claims Payable

	EQUITY
310	Owner, Capital
311	Owner, Drawing

	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Merchandise Sold
520	Salaries Expense
524	Depreciation Expense-Building
525	Delivery Expense
526	Repairs Expense
529	Selling Expenses
531	Rent Expense
532	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
533	Insurance Expense
534	Supplies Expense
535	Payroll Tax Expense
536	Vacation Pay Expense
537	Pension Expense
538	Cash Short and Over
539	Product Warranty Expense
540	Damage Awards and Fines
541	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

First Question

a. Compute the employers payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.6%.

Journal

b. On December 31, journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact