On January 14, at the end of the second week of the year, the totals of Castle Company's payroll register showed that its store employees' wages amounted to $40,660 and that its warehouse wages amounted to $12,600. Withholdings consisted of federal income taxes, $6,391, employer's Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2 percent, and employees' Social Security taxes at a rate of 6.2 percent. Both the employer's and employees' Social Security taxes are based on the first $118,500, and no employee has reached the limit. Additional withholdings were Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45 percent on all earnings and charitable contributions withheld, $720. Required: a. Calculate the amount of Social Security and Medicare taxes to be withheld and prepare the general journal entry to record the payroll. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent computations. GENERAL JOURNAL PAGE  DATE DESCRIPTION DOC. NO.   POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT 20--     Jan. 14 Payroll Tax Expense                            Employees' Federal Income Tax Payable              FICA Social Security Tax Payable              State Unemployment Tax Payable              Federal Unemployment Tax Payable              Cash              To record payroll for the week ended January 14.           b. Prepare the general journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes, assuming that the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent of the first $7,000, that the state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent of the same base, and that no employee has surpassed the $7,000 limit. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent computations. GENERAL JOURNAL PAGE       DATE DESCRIPTION DOC. NO.   POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT 20--     Jan. 14 Payroll Tax Expense              Employees' Federal Income Tax Payable              FICA Medicare Tax Payable              State Unemployment Tax Payable              Federal Unemployment Tax Payable              To record employer's share of FICA taxes and employer's state and federal unemployment taxes.

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On January 14, at the end of the second week of the year, the totals of Castle Company's payroll register showed that its store employees' wages amounted to $40,660 and that its warehouse wages amounted to $12,600. Withholdings consisted of federal income taxes, $6,391, employer's Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2 percent, and employees' Social Security taxes at a rate of 6.2 percent. Both the employer's and employees' Social Security taxes are based on the first $118,500, and no employee has reached the limit. Additional withholdings were Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45 percent on all earnings and charitable contributions withheld, $720.

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a. Calculate the amount of Social Security and Medicare taxes to be withheld and prepare the general journal entry to record the payroll. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent computations.

GENERAL JOURNAL PAGE 
DATE DESCRIPTION DOC. NO.   POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT
20--    
Jan. 14 Payroll Tax Expense           
             
  Employees' Federal Income Tax Payable           
  FICA Social Security Tax Payable           
  State Unemployment Tax Payable           
  Federal Unemployment Tax Payable           
  Cash           
  To record payroll for the week ended January 14.          

b. Prepare the general journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes, assuming that the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent of the first $7,000, that the state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent of the same base, and that no employee has surpassed the $7,000 limit. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent computations.

GENERAL JOURNAL PAGE      
DATE DESCRIPTION DOC. NO.   POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT
20--    
Jan. 14 Payroll Tax Expense           
  Employees' Federal Income Tax Payable           
  FICA Medicare Tax Payable           
  State Unemployment Tax Payable           
  Federal Unemployment Tax Payable           
  To record employer's share of FICA taxes and employer's state and federal unemployment taxes.          
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