Question

During January, Luxury Cruise Lines incurs employee salaries of $2.1 million. Withholdings in January are $160,650 for the employee portion of FICA, $315,000 for federal income tax, $131,250 for state income tax, and $21,000 for the employee portion of health insurance (payable to Blue Cross Blue Shield). The company incurs an additional $130,200 for federal and state unemployment tax and $63,000 for the employer portion of health insurance.

a. Record the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable.
b. Record the employer-provided fringe benefits.
c. record the employer payroll taxes.

Answer 1

a. The journal entries for the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable are the following:

Debit Credit

Salaries expenses account $2,100,000

Federal Income tax payable $315,000

State income tax payable $131,250

FICA social security tax payable $160,650

Blue shield payable $21,000

Cash account $1.472.1000

b. The journal entries for the employer-provided fringe benefits is the following:

Debit Credit

Salaries expenses (Fringe benefit account) $63,000

Blue shield payable $63,000

c. The journal entries for the employer payroll taxes is the following:

Debit Credit

Payroll Tax expense account $290,850

FICA Social security tax payable $160,650

Unemployment tax payable $130,200

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The journal entries for the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable are the following:

Debit Credit

Salaries expenses account $2,100,000

Federal Income tax payable $315,000

State income tax payable $131,250

FICA social security tax payable $160,650

Blue shield payable $21,000

Cash account $1.472.1000

b. The journal entries for the employer-provided fringe benefits is the following:

Debit Credit

Salaries expenses (Fringe benefit account) $63,000

Blue shield payable $63,000

c. The journal entries for the employer payroll taxes is the following:

Debit Credit

Payroll Tax expense account $290,850

FICA Social security tax payable $160,650

Unemployment tax payable $130,200