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The November 2017 payroll of Walnut Company is $4,200,000, of which $560,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid to certain employees in excess of $127,200. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $3,950,000. Amounts withheld by Walnut were $906,000 for federal income taxes, $113,000 for state income taxes, $105,000 in charitable contributions, and $168,000 for 401-K employee contributions. Walnut’s effective state unemployment tax rate is 1.9% and the effective federal unemployment tax rate 0.6%. Prepare the journal entries Walnut should make to reflect its payroll expense and its payroll taxes expense.
Salaries and Wages Expense | 4200000 | ||
Federal income taxes payable | 906000 | ||
State income taxes payable | 113000 | ||
Charitable contributions payable | 105000 | ||
401-K employee contributions payable | 168000 | ||
FICA taxes payable | 286580 | =(4200000-560000)*7.65%+(560000*1.45%) | |
Salaries and Wages payable | 2621420 | ||
Payroll Tax Expense | 174250 | ||
FICA Taxes Payable | 168000 | ||
FUTA Taxes Payable | 1500 | =(4200000-3950000)*0.6% | |
SUTA Taxes Payable | 4750 | =(4200000-3950000)*1.9% | |