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Please help make these journal entries, what are the debits and credits, I am having trouble with. Transactions were as follows: Date Transaction Amount Dec.

Please help make these journal entries, what are the debits and credits, I am having trouble with.

Transactions were as follows:

Date

Transaction

Amount

Dec. 2,

1

Paid accrued (on Nov. 30) wages due to employees

$ 18,000

2

Paid accrued (Nov. 30) FICA and Medicare

1,377

3

Paid accrued (Nov. 30) payroll tax withholdings

3,600

4

Paid accrued (Nov. 30) sales taxes due

11,500

Dec.10, 5

Paid accounts payable

38,000

6

Pier and lift sales for cash, before tax amount

26,000

7

Cost of piers and lifts sold

19,000

8

Labor charge to install lifts, received in cash from customers, before tax amount

2,300

9

Purchases of piers and lifts on account

32,000

10

Custom dock sales charged to customers, before tax amount

16,000

11

Purchases of lumber on account for custom docks

8,500

12

Dock parts issued from inventory

340

13

Seawall installations charged to customers, before tax amount

6,500

14

Seawall rocks purchased on account

2,300

15

Sports equipment sales for cash, before tax amount

4,500

16

Purchases of sports equipment on account

3,200

17

Cash collected from customers on accounts receivable

42,000

18

Advertising expenses incurred and paid

1,400

19

Purchase of office supplies, paid in cash, charged to expense account

500

20

Freight incurred and paid

1,400

21

Customer accounts receivable written off

2,500

22

President and secretary salaries accrued for two weeks. Paychecks will be issued on Dec. 12. Amount shown is gross, apply 7.65% FICA and Medicare and 10% income tax withholding. Additionally, a payroll tax is paid by the employer equal to the FICA and Medicare withholdings. In other words, 7.65 % is withheld from employee pay and 7.65% is paid by the employer.

5,000

23

Labor wages accrued for two weeks. Paychecks will be issued on Dec. 12. Amount shown is gross, apply 7.65% FICA and Medicare and 10% income tax withholding.

Additionally, a payroll tax is paid by the employer equal to the FICA and Medicare withholdings. In other words, 7.65 % is withheld from employee pay and 7.65% is paid by the employer.

13,000

24

Paid property insurance for Dec. 1 2016 to Dec. 1, 2017. Recorded in expense account.

13,200

25

Bad debt expense booked, equal to 1% of credit sales including sales tax.

236

Dec. 12, 1

Paid wages due to all employees

14,822

2

Paid FICA and Medicare

2,756

3

Paid income tax withholdings

1,800

4

Paid sales taxes due

Dec 12,2: Was incorrectly entered on Journal solution as 2,765. Has been corrected in Journal solution, General Ledger was correct.

2,765

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