Entries for Payroll and Payroll Taxes The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Saine Co.: Tax rates assumed: Social security, 6% Medicare, 1.5% State unemployment (employer only), 5.4% Federal unemployment (employer only), 0.6% Required: If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 1a. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31 , journalize the entry on December 30 , to record the payroll. eek of the year, $30,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes. fiscal year, all $1,185,000 in salaries is subject to unemployment compensation taxes