Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Recording Payroll and Payroll Taxes Beamon Corporation had the following payroll

ID: 2524463 • Letter: R

Question

Recording Payroll and Payroll Taxes
Beamon Corporation had the following payroll for April:

Officers' salaries

$320,000

Sales salaries

670,000

Federal income taxes withheld

190,000

FICA taxes withheld

75,000

Health insurance premiums withheld

16,000

Union dues withheld

12,000

Salaries (included above) subject to federal unemployment taxes

550,000

Salaries (included above) subject to state unemployment taxes

600,000


Required:

Prepare journal entries on April 30 to record:


a. Accrual of the monthly payroll.
b. Payment of the net payroll.
c. Accrual of employer's payroll taxes. (Assume that the FICA tax matches the amount withheld, the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent, and the state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent.)
d. Payment of all liabilities related to this payroll. (Assume that all are settled at the same time.)

Officers' salaries

$320,000

Sales salaries

670,000

Federal income taxes withheld

190,000

FICA taxes withheld

75,000

Health insurance premiums withheld

16,000

Union dues withheld

12,000

Salaries (included above) subject to federal unemployment taxes

550,000

Salaries (included above) subject to state unemployment taxes

600,000

Explanation / Answer

Journal Entry S. No. Account Titles and explanation Debit Credit A. Office Salaries Expense $320,000 Sales Salaries Expense $670,000 Salaries Payable $697,000 FICA Taxes Withheld $75,000 Health insurance Premium With Held $16,000 Federal income Tax Withheld $190,000 Union Dues Withheld $12,000 To Record Accrual of Monthly Payroll B. Salaries Payable $697,000 Cash $697,000 To Record Payment of Net Payroll C. Payroll Tax Expense $110,700 FICA Taxes Withheld $75,000 Federal Unemployment tax (550000*0.6%) $3,300 State Unemployment tax (600000*5.4%) $32,400 (To Record the employer's payroll tax expense) D. FICA Taxes Withheld ($75000*2) $150,000 Health insurance Premium With Held $16,000 Federal income Tax Withheld $190,000 Union Dues Withheld $12,000 State Unemployment tax $32,400 Federal Unemployment tax $3,300 Cash $403,700 To Record Payment of Payroll's Liabilities

Hire Me For All Your Tutoring Needs
Integrity-first tutoring: clear explanations, guidance, and feedback.
Drop an Email at
drjack9650@gmail.com
Chat Now And Get Quote