Question

Payroll entries.

Total payroll of Walnut Co. was $1,840,000, of which $320,000 represented amounts paid in excess of $106,800 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $1,440,000. Income taxes withheld were $450,000. 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 $106,800 and 1.45% in excess of $106,800.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry for the salaries and wages paid.
(b) Prepare the entry to record the employer payroll taxes.

Answer 1

A. Dr Salaries & Wages exp. $1,840,000

Dr Fed tax withheld & payable $450,000

Cr FICA Taxes withheld & payable $120,920

Cr Cash $2,169,080

B. Dr Employer's Tax expenses $112,920

Cr FICA taxes payable $120,920

Cr SUTA payable $4,800

Cr FUTA payable $3,200

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Preparation of the journal entry for the salaries and wages paid.

Dr Salaries & Wages exp. $1,840,000

Dr Fed tax withheld & payable $450,000

Cr FICA Taxes withheld & payable $120,920

[($1,840,000-$320,000*7.65%)+($320,000*1.45%)]

Cr Cash $2,169,080

($1,840,000+$450,000-$120,920)

(Being net salaries and wages paid after holding taxes)

b. Preparation of the entry to record the employer payroll taxes.

Dr Employer's Tax expenses $112,920

($120,920-$4,800 -$3,200)

Cr FICA taxes payable $120,920

[($1,840,000-$320,000*7.65%)+($320,000*1.45%)]

Cr SUTA payable $4,800

($1,840,000-$1,440,000*1.2%)

Cr FUTA payable $3,200

($1,840,000-$1,440,000*.8%)

(Being employer's taxes made payable towards salaries & wages)