a)
Payroll: The total payment that a company is required to pay to its employee for the services received is called as payroll.
Payroll withholding deduction: The amounts which the employer withheld from employees’ gross pay to deduct taxes such as federal income tax, state income tax, local income tax, and social security tax are called payroll withholding deduction.
Employer payroll taxes: The taxes which the employer must pay to the employees with their salaries are called employer payroll taxes. Such taxes are not withheld from employees’ gross earnings but instead they are paid by employer.
To Journalize: The entry to payroll for the week of February 14.
b)
To Journalize: The payroll taxes expense incurred for the week of February 14.

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