In: Accounting
company has three employees, each of whom has been employed
since January 1, earns $3,100 per month, and is paid on the last
day of each month. On March 1, the following accounts and balances
appeared in its ledger.
a. Employees’ Income Taxes Payable, $1,200.10 (liability for
February).
b. EI Payable, $450.51 (liability for February).
c. CPP Payable, $795.62 (liability for February).
d. Employees’ Medical Insurance Payable, $1,760.00 (liability for
January and February).
During March and April, the company completed the following related
to payroll.
Mar. 17 Issued cheque #320 payable to the Receiver General for
Canada. The cheque was in payment of the February employee income
taxes, EI, and CPP amounts due.
Mar. 31 Prepared a general journal entry to record the March
payroll register, which had the following column totals:
EI | Income Taxes | CPP | Medical Insurance | Total Deductions | Net Pay | Office Salaries | Shop Salaries |
$170.19 | $1,200.10 | $417.04 | $408.46 | $2,195.79 | $7,104.21 | $3,100.00 | $6,200.00 |
Mar. 31 Recorded the employer’s $408.46 liability for its 50%
contribution to the medical insurance plan of employees and 6%
vacation pay accrued to the employees.
Mar. 31 Prepared a general journal entry to record the employer’s
costs resulting from the March payroll.
Apr. 17 Issued cheque #475 payable to the Receiver General for
Canada in payment of the March mandatory deductions.
Apr. 17 Issued cheque #476 payable to All Canadian Insurance
Company in payment of the employee medical insurance premiums for
the first quarter.
Required:
Prepare the entries to record the transactions. (If no
entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry
required" in the first account field. Round your answers to 2
decimal places. Do not round intermediate
calculations.)