Urban Window Company had gross wages of $320,000 during the week ended July 15. The amount of
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Urban Window Company had gross wages of $320,000 during the week ended July 15. The amount of wages subject to social security tax was $320,000, while the amount of wages subject to federal and state unemployment taxes was $40,000. Tax rates are as follows:
Social security ............................... 6.0%
Medicare ..................................... 1.5%
State unemployment ........................ 5.4%
Federal unemployment ...................... 0.6%
The total amount withheld from employee wages for federal taxes was $75,200.
a. Journalize the entry to record the payroll for the week of July 15.
b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of July 15?
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Accounting
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27th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac