Sandhill Company’s payroll for December 2017 is summarized below.       Amount Subject to Unemployment Taxes Payroll   Wages Due   Federal   State Headquarters   $210,000   $27,000   $7,000 Sales Office #1   57,000   7,000   2,000 Sales Office #2   47,000   4,000   1,000    Total   $314,000   $38,000   $10,000 The state unemployment tax rate is 5.5%. However, Sandhill receives a 3.5% merit adjustment, bringing its effective state unemployment rate to 2.0%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $140,000 and 1.45% in excess of $140,000. Of the $314,000 wages potentially subject to FICA tax, the following amounts are in excess of $140,000. Headquarters   $21,000 Sales Office #1   24,000 Sales Office #2   19,000 The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income and payroll tax withheld amount to $24,000 for headquarters, $8,000 for sales office #1, and $7,700 for sales office #2.     Prepare a schedule showing the employer’s total cost of wages for November by function.    Prepare the journal entries to record the factory, sales, and administrative payrolls including the employer’s payroll taxes

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Sandhill Company’s payroll for December 2017 is summarized below.

     
Amount Subject to Unemployment Taxes
Payroll
 
Wages Due
 
Federal
 
State
Headquarters   $210,000   $27,000   $7,000
Sales Office #1   57,000   7,000   2,000
Sales Office #2   47,000   4,000   1,000
   Total   $314,000   $38,000   $10,000

The state unemployment tax rate is 5.5%. However, Sandhill receives a 3.5% merit adjustment, bringing its effective state unemployment rate to 2.0%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $140,000 and 1.45% in excess of $140,000. Of the $314,000 wages potentially subject to FICA tax, the following amounts are in excess of $140,000.

Headquarters   $21,000
Sales Office #1   24,000
Sales Office #2   19,000

The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income and payroll tax withheld amount to $24,000 for headquarters, $8,000 for sales office #1, and $7,700 for sales office #2.
 
 
Prepare a schedule showing the employer’s total cost of wages for November by function. 
 
Prepare the journal entries to record the factory, sales, and administrative payrolls including the employer’s payroll taxes
 
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