Stockbridge Stores Inc. has three employees, Frank Wall, Mary Jones, and Susan Wright. Summaries of their 2000
Question:
Stockbridge Stores Inc. has three employees, Frank Wall, Mary Jones, and Susan Wright. Summaries of their 2000 salaries and withholdings are as follows:
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Federal \\
Income Taxes \\
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State \\
Income Taxes \\
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FICA \\
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\hline Frank Wall & $\$ 54,000$ & $\$ 6,500$ & $\$ 2,500$ & $\$ 3,825$ \\
Mary Jones & 39,000 & 4,800 & 1,900 & 2,984 \\
Susan Wright & 34,000 & 4,250 & 1,500 & 2,601 \\
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1. Prepare the summary entry for salaries paid to the employees for the year 2000 .
2. Assume that, in addition to FICA taxes, the employer has incurred $\$ 192$ for federal unemployment taxes and $\$ 720$ for state unemployment taxes. Prepare the summary journal entry to record the payroll tax liability for 2000 , assuming no taxes have yet been paid.
3. Interpretive Question: What other types of items are frequently withheld from employees' paychecks in addition to income taxes and FICA taxes?
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Survey Of Accounting
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