Calculation and Journal Entry for Employer Payroll Taxes  1. Calculate the employer's payroll taxes expense. Round your answer to the nearest cent. 2. Prepare the journal entry as of March 12, 20--, assuming that FUTA tax is 0.6%, SUTA tax is 5.4%, Social Security tax is 6.2%, and Medicare tax is 1.45%. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Earnings for several employees for the week ended March 12, 20--, are as follows:     Taxable Earnings Employee Name Current Earnings Unemployment Compensation Social Security Aus, Glenn E. $720   $190         $720   Diaz, Charles K. 370   360         370   Knapp, Carol S. 1,240   -         1,240   Mueller, Deborah F. 850   125         850   Yeager, Jackie R. 900   35         900

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Calculation and Journal Entry for Employer Payroll Taxes 

1. Calculate the employer's payroll taxes expense. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

2. Prepare the journal entry as of March 12, 20--, assuming that FUTA tax is 0.6%, SUTA tax is 5.4%, Social Security tax is 6.2%, and Medicare tax is 1.45%. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Earnings for several employees for the week ended March 12, 20--, are as follows:

    Taxable Earnings

Employee Name
Current
Earnings
Unemployment
Compensation
Social
Security
Aus, Glenn E. $720   $190         $720  
Diaz, Charles K. 370   360         370  
Knapp, Carol S. 1,240   -         1,240  
Mueller, Deborah F. 850   125         850  
Yeager, Jackie R. 900   35         900  
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