Sheffield Consulting Inc's gross salaries for the biweekly period ended August 24 were $12,500. Deductions included $743 for CPP, $235 for El, and $6,248 for income tax. The employer's payroll costs were $743 for CPP and $329 for El. Prepare journal entries to record (a) the payment of salaries on August 24: (b) the employer payroll costs on August 24, assuming they will not be remitted to the government until September; and (c) the payment to the government on September 15 of all amounts owed. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Cred (a)

Sheffield Consulting Inc's gross salaries for the biweekly period ended August 24 were $12,500. Deductions included $743 for CPP, $235 for El, and $6,248 for income tax. The employer's payroll costs were $743 for CPP and $329 for El. Prepare journal entries to record (a) the payment of salaries on August 24: (b) the employer payroll costs on August 24, assuming they will not be remitted to the government until September; and (c) the payment to the government on September 15 of all amounts owed. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Cred (a)

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