Chapter 11, Problem 9BE

To determine

Payroll tax expense: The tax paid on the total earnings of an employee is called payroll tax expense. The employer needs to calculate the payroll tax expense on the basis of gross earnings of the employee and deposit the total amount to respective authorities.

Federal insurance contributions act tax $\left(FICA\right)$

: It is a tax applicable on employees’ earnings as a certain percentage. Employers are also supposed to contribute their share and deposit the combined amount to the federal body.

To journalize: The payroll tax expense for L company.