On January 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Company's employees earned $25,760 of office salaries and $70,840 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%, $13,660 of federal income taxes, $1,420 of medical insurance deductions, and $840 of union dues No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Required: 1.1 Calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of Regis Company. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%. 1.2 Prepare the journal entry to record Regis Company's January 8 employee payroll expenses and liabilities. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis's employer payroll taxes resulting from the January 8 payroll. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%.

On January 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Company's employees earned $25,760 of office salaries and $70,840 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%, $13,660 of federal income taxes, $1,420 of medical insurance deductions, and $840 of union dues No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period. Required: 1.1 Calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of Regis Company. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%. 1.2 Prepare the journal entry to record Regis Company's January 8 employee payroll expenses and liabilities. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Regis's employer payroll taxes resulting from the January 8 payroll. Regis's state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6%.

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