Question

The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on December 1 of the current year:

Account No.	Account Name	Balance
211	Salaries Payable	—
212	Social Security Tax Payable	$9,273
213	Medicare Tax Payable	2,318
214	Employees Federal Income Tax Payable	15,455
215	Employees State Income Tax Payable	13,909
216	State Unemployment Tax Payable	1,400
217	Federal Unemployment Tax Payable	500
218	Bond Deductions Payable	$ 3,400
219	Medical Insurance Payable	27,000
411	Operations Salaries Expense	950,000
511	Officers Salaries Expense	600,000
512	Office Salaries Expense	150,000
519	Payroll Tax Expense	137,951

The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December:

On page 10 of the journal:

Dec.	2	Issued Check No. 410 for $3,400 to Jay Bank to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees.
	2	Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for $27,046 in payment of $9,273 of social security tax, $2,318 of Medicare tax, and $15,455 of employees’ federal income tax due.
	13	Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows:

Salary distribution:
Operations	$43,200
Officers	27,200
Office	6,800	$77,200
Deductions:
Social security tax	$ 4,632
Medicare tax	1,158
Federal income tax withheld	15,440
State income tax withheld	3,474
Savings bond deductions	1,700
Medical insurance deductions	4,500	30,904
Net amount		$46,296

	13	Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll.
	13	Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees’ earnings of December 13: social security tax, $4,632; Medicare tax, $1,158; state unemployment tax, $350; federal unemployment tax, $125.
	16	Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for $27,020, in payment of $9,264 of social security tax, $2,316 of Medicare tax, and $15,440 of employees’ federal income tax due.
	19	Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for $31,500 in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy.

On page 11 of the journal:

Dec.

27

Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows:

Salary distribution:
Operations	$42,800
Officers	28,000
Office	7,000	$77,800
Deductions:
Social security tax	$ 4,668
Medicare tax	1,167
Federal income tax withheld	15,404
State income tax withheld	3,501
Savings bond deductions	1,700	26,440
Net amount		$51,360

	27	Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll.
	27	Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees’ earnings of December 27: social security tax, $4,668; Medicare tax, $1,167; state unemployment tax, $225; federal unemployment tax, $75.
	27	Issued Check No. 543 for $20,884 to State Department of Revenue in payment of employees’ state income tax due on December 31.
	31	Issued Check No. 545 to Jay Bank for $3,400 to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees.
	31	Paid $45,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $60,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.)

	Required:
1.	Journalize the transactions on pages 10 and 11 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
2.	On page 12 of the journal, journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31 (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles): a. Salaries accrued: operations salaries, $8,560; officers salaries, $5,600; office salaries, $1,400. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued. b. Vacation pay, $15,000.

Answer 1

Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
Page 10
Dec. 2	Bond Deductions payable	3400
	Cash		3400
	(To record payment for purchase of bonds)
Dec. 2	Social security tax payable	9273
	Medicare tax payable	2318
	Employees federal income tax payable	15455
	Cash		27046
	(To record payment of payroll liabilities)
Dec. 13	Operations salaries expense	43200
	Officers salaries expense	27200
	Office salaries expense	6800
	Social security tax payable		4632
	Medicare tax payable		1158
	Employees federal income tax payable		15440
	Employees state income tax payable		3474
	Bond Deductions payable		1700
	Medical insurance payable		4500
	Salaries payable		46296
	(To record biweekly payroll)
Dec. 13	Salaries payable	46296
	Cash		46296
	(To record payment of biweekly payroll)
Dec. 13	Payroll tax expense	6265
	Social security tax payable		4632
	Medicare tax payable		1158
	State unemployment tax payable		350
	Federal unemployment tax payable		125
	(To record biweekly payroll tax expense)
Dec. 16	Social security tax payable	9264
	Medicare tax payable	2316
	Employees federal income tax payable	15440
	Cash		27020
	(To record payment of payroll liabilities)
Dec. 19	Medical insurance payable	31500
	Cash		31500
	(To record payment of group medical insurance premium)
Page 11
Dec. 27	Operations salaries expense	42800
	Officers salaries expense	28000
	Office salaries expense	7000
	Social security tax payable		4668
	Medicare tax payable		1167
	Employees federal income tax payable		15404
	Employees state income tax payable		3501
	Bond Deductions payable		1700
	Salaries payable		51360
	(To record biweekly payroll)
Dec. 27	Salaries payable	51360
	Cash		51360
	(To record payment of biweekly payroll)
Dec. 27	Payroll tax expense	6135
	Social security tax payable		4668
	Medicare tax payable		1167
	State unemployment tax payable		225
	Federal unemployment tax payable		75
	(To record biweekly payroll tax expense)
Dec. 27	Employees state income tax payable	20884
	Cash		20884
	(To record payment of employees' state income tax liability)
Dec. 31	Bond Deductions payable	3400
	Cash		3400
	(To record payment for purchase of bonds)
Dec. 31	Pension expense	60000
	Cash		45000
	Accrued pension liability*		15000
	(To record pension expense)
Page 12
Dec. 31	Operations salaries expense	8560
	Officers salaries expense	5600
	Office salaries expense	1400
	Salaries payable		15560
	(To record accrued salaries)
Dec. 31	Vacation pay expense*	15000
	Vacation payable*		15000
	(To record accrued vacation pay)

* Please check the exact account title per the chart of accounts since the same is not provided with the question.