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1. The following monthly data are taken from Ramirez Company at July 31: Sales s

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Question

1. The following monthly data are taken from Ramirez Company at July 31: Sales salaries, $200,000; office salaries, $160,000; federal income taxes withheld, $90,000; state income taxes withheld, $20,000; Social Security taxes withheld, $22,320; Medicare taxes withheld, $5,220; medical insurance premiums, $7,000; life insurance premiums, $4,000; union dues deducted, $1,000; and salaries subject to unemployement taxes, $50,000. The employee pays 40% of medical and life insurance premiums.

Prepare journal entries to record: (1) accrued payroll, including employee deductions for July; (2) cash payment of the net payroll (salaries payable) for July; (3) acrued employer payroll taxes, and other related employment expenses, for July- assume that FICA taxes are identical to those on employees and that SUTA taxes are 5.4% and FUTA taxes are 0.6% and (4) cash payment of all liabilities related to the July payroll.

2. On Jan. 8 the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Companys payroll register showed taht its emplyees earned $22,760 of office salaries and $65,840 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees salries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45% $12,860 of federal income taxes, $1,340 of medical insurance deductions, and $840 of union dues. No employees earned more than $7,000 in this first period.

Calculate FICA Social Security taxes payable and FICA Medicare taxes payable. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis Companys Jan. 8 (employee) Payroll expenses and liabilities (Round amounts to cents).

Prepare the journal entry to record REgis (employer) Payroll taxes resulting from the Jan. 8 payroll. Regis merit rating reduces its state unemployement tax rate of 4% of the first $7,000 paid each employee. The federal unemployement tax rate is 0.6% (Round amount to cents).

Explanation / Answer

Account Title Dr $ Cr $            1 Sales Salaries Expense                 200,000 Office Salaries Expense                 160,000 Federal Income Tax Payable            90,000 State Income Tax Payable            20,000 FICA Taxes Payable            22,320 Medicare Tax Payable               5,220 Union Dues Payable               1,000 Medical Insurance Premium Payable               2,800 Life Insurance Premium Payable               1,600 Salaries Payable            217,060 ( ACCRUAL OF PAYROLL ) Cash            217,060 Salaries Payable                   217,060 (cash payment salary) Payroll Taxes                   37,140 FICA Taxes Payable            22,320 Medicare Tax Payable               5,220 Medical Insurance Premium Payable               4,200 Life Insurance Premium Payable               2,400 SUTA Payable               2,700 FUTA Payable                  300 ( accrual of payroll taxes) Cash            179,080 FICA Taxes Payable                   44,640 Medicare Tax Payable                   10,440 Medical Insurance Premium Payable                      7,000 Life Insurance Premium Payable                      4,000 SUTA Payable                      2,700 FUTA Payable                         300 Federal Income Tax Payable                   90,000 State Income Tax Payable                   20,000 ( payment of payroll taxes) Account Title Dr $ Cr $            2 Sales Salaries Expense                   65,840 Office Salaries Expense                   22,760 Federal Income Tax Payable            12,860 FICA Taxes Payable               5,493 Medicare Tax Payable               1,285 Medical Insurance Premium Payable               1,340 Union Dues Payable                  840 Salaries Payable              66,782 ( ACCRUAL OF PAYROLL ) Cash              66,782 Salaries Payable                     66,782 (cash payment salary) Payroll Taxes FICA Taxes Payable               5,493 Medicare Tax Payable               1,285 SUTA Payable               3,544 FUTA Payable                  532 ( accrual of payroll taxes) Cash              32,671 FICA Taxes Payable                   10,986 Medicare Tax Payable                      2,569 Medical Insurance Premium Payable                      1,340 SUTA Payable                      3,544 FUTA Payable                         532 Union Dues Payable                         840 Federal Income Tax Payable                   12,860 ( payment of payroll taxes)