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Total payroll of Oriole Co. was $1,870,000, of which $280,000 represented amounts paid in excess of $128,400 to certain employees.

Total payroll of Oriole Co. was $1,870,000, of which $280,000 represented amounts paid in excess of $128,400 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $1,420,000. Income taxes withheld were $438,000. The state unemployment tax is 1.2%, the federal unemployment tax is .8%, and the F.I.C.A. tax is 7.65% on an employee's salaries and wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400.

Prepare the journal entry for the salaries and wages paid.

Prepare the entry to record the employer payroll taxes

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Solution:
Calculation of FICA
[$1,870,000 - $280,000] * 7.65% = $121,635
[280,000*1.45%]                              = $4,060
FICA Payable                                       $125,695                                   
Journal entries
Date Accounts titles and expalantion Debit Credit
1 Salaries and Wages expense $1,870,000
   Income tax withholding Payable $438,000
   FICA Taxes Payable $125,695
   Cash (balancing figure) $1,306,305
(Being Salaries and wages paid)
2 Payroll Tax expense (balancing figure) $134,695
   FICA taxes payble $125,695
   FUTA taxes payable(1,870,000-1,420,000)*0.8% $3,600
   SUTA taxes payable(1,870,000-1,420,000)*1.2% $5,400
(Being Payroll tax expenses recorded)

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