Employees' earnings and taxes A weekly payroll summary made from labor time records shows the following data for Musketeer Manufacturing Company: LO2 LO3 Hourly Rate Hours Employee Classification Regular Overtime Brown, D. Direct $12 40 2 Jackson, D. Direct 12 40 3 Love, J. Direct 15 40 4 Anderson, C. Indirect 40 Raymond, B. Indirect 18 40 Overtime is payable at one-and-a-half times the regular rate of pay for an employee and is distributed to all jobs worked on during the period. a. Determine the net pay of each employee. The income taxes withheld for each employee amount to 15% of the gross wages. b. Prepare journal entries for the following: 1. Recording the payroll. 2. Paying the payroll 3. Distributing the payroll. (Assume that overtime premium will be charged to all jobs worked on during the period. 4. The employer’s payroll taxes. (Assume that none of the employees has achieved the maximum wage bases for FICA and unemployment taxes.)
Employees' earnings and taxes A weekly payroll summary made from labor time records shows the following data for Musketeer Manufacturing Company: LO2 LO3 Hourly Rate Hours Employee Classification Regular Overtime Brown, D. Direct $12 40 2 Jackson, D. Direct 12 40 3 Love, J. Direct 15 40 4 Anderson, C. Indirect 40 Raymond, B. Indirect 18 40 Overtime is payable at one-and-a-half times the regular rate of pay for an employee and is distributed to all jobs worked on during the period. a. Determine the net pay of each employee. The income taxes withheld for each employee amount to 15% of the gross wages. b. Prepare
1. Recording the payroll.
2. Paying the payroll
3. Distributing the payroll. (Assume that overtime premium will be charged to all jobs worked on during the period.
4. The employer’s payroll taxes. (Assume that none of the employees has achieved the maximum wage bases for FICA and
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