The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on December 1 of the current year:
Account No. | Account Name | Balance |
211 | Salaries Payable | |
212 | Social Security Tax Payable | $9,270 |
213 | Medicare Tax Payable | 2,300 |
214 | Employees Federal Income Tax Payable | 15,485 |
215 | Employees State Income Tax Payable | 13,916 |
216 | State Unemployment Tax Payable | 1,310 |
217 | Federal Unemployment Tax Payable | 460 |
218 | U.S. Saving Bond Deductions Payable | $3,000 |
219 | Medical Insurance Payable | 27,000 |
411 | Operations Salaries Expense | 930,000 |
511 | Officers Salaries Expense | 630,000 |
512 | Office Salaries Expense | 160,000 |
519 | Payroll Tax Expense | 136,351 |
The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December:
On page 10 of the journal:
Dec. | 2 | Issued Check No. 410 for $3,000 to Jay Bank to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. |
| 2 | Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for $27,055 in payment of $9,270 of social security tax, $2,300 of Medicare tax, and $15,485 of employees federal income tax due. |
| 13 | Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: |
Salary distribution: | | |
Operations | $41,400 | |
Officers | 26,600 | |
Office | 6,600 | $74,600 |
Deductions: | | |
Social security tax | $ 4,476 | |
Medicare tax | 1,119 | |
Federal income tax withheld | 14,920 | |
State income tax withheld | 3,357 | |
Savings bond deductions | 1,500 | |
Medical insurance deductions | 4,500 | 29,872 |
Net amount | | $44,728 |
| 13 | Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
| 13 | Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 13: social security tax, $4,476; Medicare tax, $1,119; state unemployment tax, $360; federal unemployment tax, $125. |
| 16 | Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for $26,110, in payment of $8,952 of social security tax, $2,238 of Medicare tax, and $14,920 of employees federal income tax due. |
| 19 | Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for $31,500 in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy. |
On page 11 of the journal:
Dec. | 27 | Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: |
Salary distribution: | | |
Operations | $41,000 | |
Officers | 27,400 | |
Office | 6,800 | $75,200 |
Deductions: | | |
Social security tax | $ 4,512 | |
Medicare tax | 1,128 | |
Federal income tax withheld | 14,884 | |
State income tax withheld | 3,384 | |
Savings bond deductions | 1,500 | 25,408 |
Net amount | | $49,792 |
| 27 | Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
| 27 | Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 27: social security tax, $4,512; Medicare tax, $1,128; state unemployment tax, $210; federal unemployment tax, $80. |
| 27 | Issued Check No. 543 for $20,657 to State Department of Revenue in payment of employees state income tax due on December 31. |
| 31 | Issued Check No. 545 to Jay Bank for $3,000 to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. |
| 31 | Paid $51,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $68,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.) |
CHART OF ACCOUNTS |
|
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 | 211 | Salaries Payable | 212 | Social Security Tax Payable | 213 | Medicare Tax Payable | 214 | Employees Federal Income Tax Payable | 215 | Employees State Income Tax Payable | 216 | State Unemployment Tax Payable | 217 | Federal Unemployment Tax Payable | 218 | U.S. Saving Bond Deductions Payable | 219 | Medical Insurance Payable | 220 | Interest Payable | 221 | Notes Payable | 226 | Vacation Pay Payable | 227 | Unfunded Pension Liability | 228 | Product Warranty Payable | | EQUITY | 310 | Common Stock | 311 | Retained Earnings | 312 | Dividends | |
| Required: |
1. | Journalize the transactions on pages 10 and 11 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |
2. | On page 12 of the journal, journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31 (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles): | a. Salaries accrued: operations salaries, $8,530; officers salaries, $5,640; office salaries, $1,350. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued. | | b. Vacation pay, $15,300. | |