hapter 10-11 instructions
According to a summary of the payroll of Mountain Streaming Co., $760,000 was subject to the 6.0% social security tax and the 1.5% Medicare tax. Also, $44,000 was subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.
| Required: |
A. | Calculate the employers payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%. |
B. | Journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. CHART OF ACCOUNTS | Mountain Streaming Co. | General Ledger | | ASSETS | 110 | Cash | 111 | Accounts Receivable | 112 | Interest Receivable | 113 | Notes Receivable | 115 | 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 | Common Stock | 311 | Retained Earnings | 312 | Dividends | 313 | Income Summary a. Calculate the employers payroll taxes, using the following rates: state unemployment, 5.4%; federal unemployment, 0.8%. $ _______________ b. On December 31, journalize the entry to record the accrual of payroll taxes. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. PAGE 1 JOURNAL ACCOUNTING EQUATION | DATE | DESCRIPTION | POST. REF. | DEBIT | CREDIT | ASSETS | LIABILITIES | EQUITY | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | REVENUE | 410 | Sales | 610 | Interest Revenue | | EXPENSES | 510 | Cost of Goods 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 | | |