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Chart of Accounts

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Instructions

The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Pharrell Co.:

Salaries:
Sales salaries	$402,000
Warehouse salaries	210,000
Office salaries	165,000
	$777,000
Deductions:
Income tax withheld	$135,975
Social security tax withheld	46,620
Medicare tax withheld	11,655
Retirement savings	17,094
Group insurance	13,986
	$225,330
Tax rates assumed:
Social security	6%
Medicare	1.5%
State unemployment (employer only)	5.4%
Federal unemployment (employer only)	0.6%

Required:

1.

Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):

A.	December 30, to record the payroll.
B.	December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $40,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

2.

Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):

A.	On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll.
B.	On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Because it is a new fiscal year, all salaries are subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Pharrell 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 Income Tax Payable
220	Group Insurance Payable
221	Bond Deductions Payable
222	Retirement Savings Payable
224	Federal Unemployment Tax Payable
225	State Unemployment Tax Payable
226	Vacation Pay Payable
227	Unfunded Pension Liability

	EQUITY
310	Owner, Capital
311	Owner, Drawing
312	Income Summary

	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Merchandise Sold
520	Sales Salaries Expense
521	Warehouse Salaries Expense
522	Office 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
540	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

Journal

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1.

Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):

A.	December 30, to record the payroll.
B.	December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $40,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

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ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1	Dec. 30	Sales Salaries Expense		402,000
2		Warehouse Salaries Expense		210,000
3		Office Salaries Expense		165,000
4					135,975
5		Social Security Tax Payable			46,620
6		Medicare Tax Payable			11,655
7		Retirement Savings Payable			17,094
8		Group Insurance Payable			13,986
9					551,670
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2.	Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
	A. On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll.

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	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
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2		Social Security Tax Payable
3		Medicare Tax Payable
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B. On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Because it is a new fiscal year, all salaries are subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

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ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1		Payroll tax expenses
2		Social security tax payable			46,620
3		Medicare tax payable			11,655
4		Federal Unemployment Tax Payable			4,662
5		State Unemployment Tax Payable