In: Accounting
Payroll for CBA Company is as folollows
Gross salaries 100,000
FICA 6,200
Medicare 1,450
Federal Taxes 20,000
MA taxes 5,000
Federal unemployment 1%
MA unemployment 7%
Prepare journal entries to record payroll and payroll taxes
| Closing entries; | ||
| Account's tittle | Debit $ | Credit $ | 
| Salaries and wages ( gross salary ) | 100,000 | |
| FICA payable | 6,200 | |
| Medicare payable | 1,450 | |
| Federal taxes payable | 20,000 | |
| MA taxes | 5,000 | |
| Federal unemployment tax payable ( $ 100,000 x 1%) | 1,000 | |
| MA unemployment tax payable ($ 100,000 x 7% ) | 7,000 | |
| Salaries and wages payable ( net salary ) | 59,350 | |
| ( salaries and wages become due ) | ||
| Salaries and wages payable | 59,350 | |
| Cash | 59,350 | |
| ( Payment of salary to the employees ) | ||
| FICA payable | 6,200 | |
| Medicare payable | 1,450 | |
| Federal taxes payable | 20,000 | |
| MA taxes | 5,000 | |
| Federal unemployment tax payable ( $ 100,000 x 1%) | 1,000 | |
| MA unemployment tax payable ($ 100,000 x 7% ) | 7,000 | |
| Cash | 40,650 | |
| ( payroll taxes remitted to the government account) |