During the month of March, Sandhill Company's employees earned wages of $$79,000.$ Withholdings related to these wages were $$6,044$ for Social Security $($FICA$),$ $$13,100$ for federal income tax, $$5,500$ for state income tax, and $$530$ for union dues. The company incurred no cost related to these earnings for federal unemployment tax, but incurred $$1,140$ for state unemployment tax.

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Prepare the necessary March $31$ journal entry to record wages expense and wages payable. Assume that wages earned during March will be paid during April. $($Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries. If no entry is required, select $"$No Entry" for the account titles and enter $0$ for the amounts.$)$

Date Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Mar. $31$