P10-3A) Recording Payroll and Payroll Taxes Ruth Corporation had the following payroll for April: Officers' salaries Sales salaries Federal income tax withheld FICA taxes withheld Health insurance premiums withheld Union dues withheld Salaries (included above) subject to federal unemployment taxes Salaries (included above) subject to state unemployment taxes 36000 67000 19000 7500 1800 1400 55000 58000 Required: Prepare journal entries on April 30 to record: a. Accrual of the monthly payroll. b. Payment of the net payroll. c. Accrual of employer's payroll taxes. (Assume that the FICA tax matches the amount withheld, the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent, and the state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent.) d. Payment of all liabilities related to this payroll. (Assume that all are settled at the same time.)

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P10-3A) Recording Payroll and Payroll Taxes Ruth
Corporation had the following payroll for April:
Officers' salaries
36000
Sales salaries
Federal income tax withheld 19000
FICA taxes withheld
Health insurance premiums 1800
withheld
Union dues withheld
Salaries (included above)
subject to federal
unemployment taxes
Salaries (included above)
subject to state
unemployment taxes
67000
7500
1400
55000
58000
Required:
Prepare journal entries on April 30 to record:
a. Accrual of the monthly payroll.
b. Payment of the net payroll.
c. Accrual of employer's payroll taxes. (Assume that
the FICA tax matches the amount withheld, the
federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent, and the
state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent.)
d. Payment of all liabilities related to this payroll.
(Assume that all are settled at the same time.)
Transcribed Image Text:P10-3A) Recording Payroll and Payroll Taxes Ruth Corporation had the following payroll for April: Officers' salaries 36000 Sales salaries Federal income tax withheld 19000 FICA taxes withheld Health insurance premiums 1800 withheld Union dues withheld Salaries (included above) subject to federal unemployment taxes Salaries (included above) subject to state unemployment taxes 67000 7500 1400 55000 58000 Required: Prepare journal entries on April 30 to record: a. Accrual of the monthly payroll. b. Payment of the net payroll. c. Accrual of employer's payroll taxes. (Assume that the FICA tax matches the amount withheld, the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent, and the state unemployment tax is 5.4 percent.) d. Payment of all liabilities related to this payroll. (Assume that all are settled at the same time.)
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