Exercise 8-8 (Algo) Record payroll (LO8-3) During January, Luxury Cruise Lines incurs employee salaries of $2.6 million. Withholdings in January are $198,900 for the employee portion of FICA, and $552,500 for employee federal and state. The company incurs an additional $161,200 for federal and state unemployment tax and $78,000 for the employer portion of health insurance (fringe benefits payable to Blue Cross Blue Shield). Required: 1. to 3. Record the necessary entries in the Journal Entry Worksheet below. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions (i.e. 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < 1 2 Record the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable. Date January 31 3 Note: Enter debits before credits. Record entry General Journal Clear entry Debit Credit View general journal >

Exercise 8-8 (Algo) Record payroll (LO8-3) During January, Luxury Cruise Lines incurs employee salaries of $2.6 million. Withholdings in January are $198,900 for the employee portion of FICA, and $552,500 for employee federal and state. The company incurs an additional $161,200 for federal and state unemployment tax and $78,000 for the employer portion of health insurance (fringe benefits payable to Blue Cross Blue Shield). Required: 1. to 3. Record the necessary entries in the Journal Entry Worksheet below. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions (i.e. 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < 1 2 Record the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable. Date January 31 3 Note: Enter debits before credits. Record entry General Journal Clear entry Debit Credit View general journal >

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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