Greensburg Inc. had the following payroll for October 2020:               Employee Wages                                           $90,000           Federal income tax withheld                          23,000           FICA                                                                 5,000           Health premiums deducted                             3,000           Salaries (included above)             subject federal unemployment             taxes                          90,000           Salaries (included above)             subject to state unemployment             taxes                          90,000      REQUIRED:    Present journal entries on October 31, 2020 to record: Accrual of the monthly payroll. Accrual of the employer's payroll tax. (Assume that the employer matches health premiums and the federal unemployment tax is 0.8%, and the state unemployment tax is 5.4%.)

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Greensburg Inc. had the following payroll for October 2020:

 

 

          Employee Wages                                           $90,000

          Federal income tax withheld                          23,000

          FICA                                                                 5,000

          Health premiums deducted                             3,000

          Salaries (included above)

            subject federal unemployment

            taxes                          90,000

          Salaries (included above)

            subject to state unemployment

            taxes                          90,000

 

   REQUIRED:

   Present journal entries on October 31, 2020 to record:

  1. Accrual of the monthly payroll.
  2. Accrual of the employer's payroll tax. (Assume that the employer matches health premiums and the federal unemployment tax is 0.8%, and the state unemployment tax is 5.4%.)
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