Palouse Company completed the salary and wage payroll for the month of March. The payroll provided the following details: Salaries and wages earned by employees Employee income taxes withheld Employee government insurance premiums withheld $ 217,000 43,400 FICA payroll taxes* 4,000 15,300 *Assessed on both employer and employee (i.e., $15,300 each). Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the payroll for March, including employee deductions. Assume employees have been paid, but that Palouse has yet to transfer any withholdings to the government. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes, which have not yet been paid to the government. 3. Provide a combined journal entry to show the payment of all amounts owed to governmental agencies. Note: For all requirements, if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 1 2 3 Record the payroll for March, including employee deductions. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date March 31 General Journal Debit Credit Record entry Clear entry View general journal >

Palouse Company completed the salary and wage payroll for the month of March. The payroll provided the following details: Salaries and wages earned by employees Employee income taxes withheld Employee government insurance premiums withheld $ 217,000 43,400 FICA payroll taxes* 4,000 15,300 *Assessed on both employer and employee (i.e., $15,300 each). Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the payroll for March, including employee deductions. Assume employees have been paid, but that Palouse has yet to transfer any withholdings to the government. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes, which have not yet been paid to the government. 3. Provide a combined journal entry to show the payment of all amounts owed to governmental agencies. Note: For all requirements, if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 1 2 3 Record the payroll for March, including employee deductions. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date March 31 General Journal Debit Credit Record entry Clear entry View general journal >

College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)

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Author:James A. Heintz, Robert W. Parry

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Chapter9: Payroll Accounting: Employer Taxes And Reports

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Problem 1MP: The totals line from Nix Companys payroll register for the week ended March 31, 20--, is as follows:...

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The totals line from Nix Companys payroll register for the week ended March 31, 20--, is as follows: Payroll taxes are imposed as follows: Social Security tax, 6.2%; Medicare tax, 1.45%; FUTA tax, 0.6%; and SUTA tax, 5.4%. REQUIRED 1. a. Prepare the journal entry for payment of this payroll on March 31, 20--. b. Prepare the journal entry for the employers payroll taxes for the period ended March 31, 20--. 2. Nix Company had the following balances in its general ledger before the entries for requirement ( 1 ) were made: a. Prepare the journal entry for payment of the liabilities for federal income taxes and Social Security and Medicare taxes on April 15, 20--. b. Prepare the journal entry for payment of the liability for FUTA tax on April 30, 20--. c. Prepare the journal entry for payment of the liability for SUTA tax on April 30, 20--.
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