Payroll Quiz

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1. A company's payroll information for the month of May follows: Administrative salaries | $2,000 | Sales salaries | 3,500 | Shop wages | 4,000 | FICA taxes withheld | 700 | Federal income taxes withheld | 1,300 | Medical insurance premiums withheld | 415 | Union dues withheld | 205 | | | On May 31 the company issued Check No. 335 payable to the Payroll Bank Account to pay for the May payroll. It issued payroll checks to the employees after depositing the check. (1) Prepare the journal entry to record (accrue) the employer's payroll for May. (2) Prepare the journal entry to pay for the May payroll. The federal and state unemployment tax rates are 0.8% and 5.4%, respectively, on the first $7,000 paid…show more content…
A company has 2 employees. The company's total salaries for the month of January were $8,000. The federal income tax rate for both employees is 15%. The FICA–social security tax is 6.2% and the FICA–Medicare tax is 1.45%. Calculate the amount of employee taxes withheld and prepare the company's journal entry to accrue the January salaries expense and withholding of January taxes. Answer: Salaries Expense | 8,000 | | FICA–Social Security Taxes Payable ($8,000 x .062) | | 496 | FICA–Medicare Taxes Payable ($8,000 x .0145) | | 116 | Employees' Federal Income Taxes Payable ($8,000 x .15) | | 1,200 | Accrued Payroll Payable | | 6,188 | 11. On December 1, 2007 Gates Company borrowed $45,000 cash from FirstBank on a 90-day, 9% note payable. a. Prepare Gate's general journal entry to record the issuance of the note payable. b. Prepare Gate's general journal entry to record the accrued interest due at December 31, 2007. c. Prepare Gate's general journal entry to record the payment of the note on March 1, 2008. Answer: a. | 12/1/07 | Cash | 45,000 |

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