Exercise 9-11 (Algo) Computing payroll taxes LO P2, P3 Mest Company has nine employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1,45% of gross pay. FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. Cumulative pay for the current year for each of its employees follows. Employee Ken S Tim V Steve S Cumulative Pay $ 5,200 44,400 91,000 Employee Required A Required B Julie W Michael M Zach R Cumulative Pay $147,500 110,900 137,700 Employee Christina S Kitty 0 John W Cumulative Pay $ 141,000 40,900 4,500 a. Compute the amounts in this table for each employee. . For the company, compute each total for FICA Social Security taxes, FICA Medicare taxes, FUTA taxes, and SUTA taxes. Hint Remember to include in those totals any employee share of taxes that the company must collect. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

Exercise 9-11 (Algo) Computing payroll taxes LO P2, P3 Mest Company has nine employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1,45% of gross pay. FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. Cumulative pay for the current year for each of its employees follows. Employee Ken S Tim V Steve S Cumulative Pay $ 5,200 44,400 91,000 Employee Required A Required B Julie W Michael M Zach R Cumulative Pay $147,500 110,900 137,700 Employee Christina S Kitty 0 John W Cumulative Pay $ 141,000 40,900 4,500 a. Compute the amounts in this table for each employee. . For the company, compute each total for FICA Social Security taxes, FICA Medicare taxes, FUTA taxes, and SUTA taxes. Hint Remember to include in those totals any employee share of taxes that the company must collect. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Bart Consulting Firm has the following payroll information for the week ended March 20th: Name Earnings at the end of the previous week Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Pay Rate Federal Income Tax Lauren, F 14,400 8 8 8 8 8 30.00 222.52 Baylor, M 12,000 8 8 8 8 8 25.00 178.55 Lims, T 7,200 8 8 8 8 8 15.00 78.00 Tate, C 6,000 8 8 8 8 8 15.00 62.00 Musker, J 4,320 8 8 8 15.00 15.00 Mako, W 3,888 8 8 8 13.50 11.00 Additional Information: Taxable earnings for Social Security are based on the first $132,900. Taxable earnings for Medicare are based on all earnings. Taxable earnings for federal and state unemployment are based on the first $7,000. Employees are paid time-and-a-half for work in excess of 40 hours per week. Round amounts to the nearest penny. What you must do: Complete the attached Payroll Register (Excel Spreadsheet). Use the following information to help: The Social Security tax rate is 6.2 percent. The Medicare tax…
Problem 8-3A (Algo) Record payroll (LO8-3) Great Lakes Tours' total payroll for the month of January was $590,000. The following withholdings, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes apply: Federal and state income tax withheld Health insurance premiums paid by employer (payable to Blue Cross) Contribution to retirement plan paid by employer (payable to Fidelity) FICA tax rate (Social Security and Medicare) Federal and state unemployment tax rate Assume that none of the withholdings or payroll taxes has been paid by the end of January (record them as payables), and no employee's cumulative wages exceed the relevant wage bases. Required: 1. Record the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable. 2. Record the employer-provided fringe benefits. 3. Record the employer payroll taxes. Record the necessary entry for the scenarios given above. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.) View transaction list…
Required information Exercise 9-13A (Static) Computation of net pay and payroll expense LO 9-5 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] The following information is available for the employees of Webber Packing Company for the first week of January, Year t 1. Kayla earns $28 per hour and 1½ times her regular rate for hours over 40 per week. Kayla worked 52 hours the first week in January, Kayla's federal income tax withholding is equal to 15 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $50 per week for Kayla and contributes $50 per week to a retirement plan for her. 2. Paula earns a weekly salary of $1,600, Paula's federal income tax withholding is 18 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $80 per week for Paula and contributes $100 per week to a retirement plan for her. 3. Vacation pay is accrued at the rate of 2 hours per week (based on the regular pay rate) for Kayla and $60 per week for Paula. Assume the Social Security…
Exercise 9-10 (Algo) Recording payroll LO P2, P3 The following monthly data are taken from Ramirez Company at July 31: Sales salaries, $380,000; Office salaries, $76,000; Federal income taxes withheld, $114,000; State income taxes withheld, $25,500; Social security taxes withheld, $28,272; Medicare taxes withheld, $6,612; Medical insurance premiums, $9,000; Life insurance premiums, $6,000; Union dues deducted, $3,000; and Salaries subject to unemployment taxes, $54,000. The employee pays 40% of medical and life insurance premiums. Assume that FICA taxes are identical to those on employees and that SUTA taxes are 5.4% and FUTA taxes are 0.6%. 1. & 2. Using the above information, complete the below table and prepare the journal entries to record accrued payroll, including employee deductions, and cash payment of the net payroll (salaries payable) for July. 3. Using the above information, complete the below table. 4. Record the accrued employer payroll taxes and other related employment…
Payroll entries Widmer Company had gross wages of $350,000 during the week ended June 17. The amount of wages subject to social security tax was $350,000, while the amount of wages subject to federal and state unemployment taxes was $52,500. Tax rates are as follows: Social security Medicare State unemployment Federal unemployment June 7 Wages Expense 6.0% 1.5% 5.4% The total amount withheld from employee wages for federal taxes was $70,000. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. a. Journalize the entry to record the payroll for the week of June 17. June 7 Payroll Tax Expense 0.8% Social Security Tax Payable Medicare Tax Payable Employees Federal Income Tax Payable Wages Payable Social Security Tax Payable Medicare Tax Payable 350,000 THEA b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of June 17. ✓ 21,000 5,250 HOW! 88
QS 11-8 (Algo) Recording employee payroll taxes LO P2 On January 15, the end of the first pay period of the year, North Company's employees earned $28,000 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees' salaries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $2,100 of federal income taxes, $459 of medical insurance deductions, and $230 of union dues. No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Prepare the journal entry to record North Company's January 15 salaries expense and related liabilities. No 1 Date January 15 X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. General Journal Salaries expense FICA-Social security taxes payable FICA-Medicare taxes payable Employee medical insurance payable Employee union dues payable Salaries payable Federal unemployment taxes payable × Debit 28,000 Credit 1,736 406 678 X 190 X 21,190 X 3,800 X
BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $132,900 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee. Gross Pay through August 31 Gross Pay for September a. $ 6,500 $ 1,900 b. 2,800 2,900 c. 128,600 10,000 Assuming situation (a), prepare the employer’s September 30 journal entry to record the employer’s payroll taxes expense and its related liabilities.
Chapter 9 Homework - Payroll (Homework) Question is : A paving company has 24 employees, 15 with gross earnings of $355 per week and nine with gross earnings of $385 per week. What is the total social security and Medicare tax (in $) the company must send to the Internal Revenue Service for the first quarter of the year?
McLaughlin Manufacturing has the following data available for its March 31 payroll: *All subject to Social Security and Medicare matching and withholding at 6.2% and 1.45%, respectively. Federal unemployment taxes of 0.50% and state unemployment taxes of 0.80% are payable on the first $1,000,000. 1 Wages earned Federal income taxes withheld 2 3 4 General Journal Instructions 5 Required: 1. Compute the taxes payable and wages that will be paid to employees. Then prepare the journal entries to record the wages earned and the payroll taxes 1b. Prepare the journal entries for the transactions on March 31. 2. Conceptual Connection: McLaughlin Manufacturing would like to hire a new employee at a salary of $60,000. Assuming Social Security and Medicare taxes are as described earlier in the problem (with unemployment taxes paid on the first $7,000) and fringe benefits (e.g., health insurance, retirement, etc.) are 28% of gross pay, what will be the total cost of this employee for McLaughlin?…
Question. Payroll for Kicker Sound Systems for January was $150,000 and the following withholdings, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes apply: Federal and state income taxes withheld $38,000 Health insurance premiums (Blue Cross) paid by employer 12,000 Contribution to retirement plan (Fidelity) paid by employer 15,000 FICA tax rate (Social Security and Medicare) 7.65% Federal and state unemployment tax rate 3.80% Kicker has paid none of the withholdings or payroll taxes by the end of January and no employee's cumulative wages exceed the relevant wage bases. Record the employee salary expense, withholdings, and salaries payable. Record the employer-provided fringe benefits. Record the employer payroll taxes.
BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee. Gross Pay through August 31 Gross Pay for September a. $ 6,400 $ 800 b. 2,000 2,100 c. 131,400 8,000 Exercise 9-8 (Static) Payroll-related journal entries LO P2 Assuming situation (a), prepare the employer's September 30 journal entry to record salary expense and its related payroll liabilities for this employee. The employee's federal income taxes withheld by the employer are $80 for this pay period. Prepare the employer's September 30 journal entry to record accrued salary expense and its related payroll liabilities for this employee.
(a) Tax BMX Company has one employee. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to its employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. For BMX, its FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to its employee. noo FUTA SUTA Gross Pay through August 31 $6,400 2,700 133,300 Exercise 9-7 (Algo) Computing payroll taxes LO P2, P3 Compute BMX's amounts for each of these four taxes as applied to the employee's gross earnings for September under each of three separate situations (a), (b), and (c) Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. FICA-Social Security FICA-Medicare Gross Pay for September $ 1,700 2,800 9,900 $ September Earnings Subject to Tax 1.700.00 1.700.00 600.00 600 00 Tax Rate Tax Amount 6.20% $ 1:45% 0.60% 5.40% 105,40 24 65 3.60 32.40