The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Pharrell Co.:     Salaries:    Sales salaries $325,000  Warehouse salaries 196,000  Office salaries 131,000   $652,000     Deductions:    Income tax withheld $119,000  Social security tax withheld 39,120  Medicare tax withheld 9,780  Retirement savings 14,344  Group insurance 11,736   $193,980     Tax rates assumed:   Social security 6% Medicare 1.5% State unemployment (employer only) 5.4% Federal unemployment (employer only) 0.6%     Required: 1. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles): A. December 30, to record the payroll. B. December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $44,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes. 2. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles): A. On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll. B. On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employer’s payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Because it is a new fiscal year, all salaries are subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

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The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Pharrell Co.:
   
Salaries:  
 Sales salaries $325,000
 Warehouse salaries 196,000
 Office salaries 131,000
  $652,000
   
Deductions:  
 Income tax withheld $119,000
 Social security tax withheld 39,120
 Medicare tax withheld 9,780
 Retirement savings 14,344
 Group insurance 11,736
  $193,980
   
Tax rates assumed:  
Social security 6%
Medicare 1.5%
State unemployment (employer only) 5.4%
Federal unemployment (employer only) 0.6%
 
  Required:
1. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
A. December 30, to record the payroll.
B. December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $44,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.
2. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
A. On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll.
B. On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employer’s payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Because it is a new fiscal year, all salaries are subject to unemployment compensation taxes.
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