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Concept Introduction:
Net pay is the amount left from pay of employee after deductions have been made from employee's gross pay. It is the amount paid by the employer to employee on his/ her pay day. It can be calculated as follows:
FICA tax withholdings would be calculated as the difference between total deductions and all other deductions. Further, the percentage of FICA tax withholdings for employee portion is calculated by multiplying the FICA tax rate with the Gross pay as shown below:
Further, employee contribution to pension plans is the difference between Total and all other deductions as is shown below:
Requirement a:
Record
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Answer to Problem 7.28P
Journal in the books of Cayman Coating Co. (Amount in $)
Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit amount | Credit amount |
December 27, 2015 | Wages expense | 1,72,000 | ||
Accrued payroll | 1,30,350 | |||
FICA Tax withholdings | 13,158 | |||
Income Tax withholdings | 20,640 | |||
Group hospitalization insurance | 2,540 | |||
Employee contributions to pension plans | 5,312 | |||
(To record accrual payroll) |
Explanation of Solution
To record the effects of accrued payroll of Cayman Coating Co., firstly we will calculate employee portion of FICA tax withholdings percentage with the help of following formula:
In the given problem, Gross pay is given as $1, 72,000 and FICA tax rate as 7.65%.
Further, employee contribution to pension plans is calculated by subtracting FICA tax withholdings, income tax withholdings and group hospitalization insurance from Total deductions. It is given that total deductions are $41,650, income tax withholdings as $20,640 and group hospitalization insurance as $2,540. We have calculated FICA Tax withholdings as $13,158. Thus,
Finally, Net pay is calculated:
Now for recording the entry for accrued payroll, gross pay is an expense will be debited by the name of Wages expense. Also, accrued payroll, FICA Tax withholdings, income tax withholdings, group hospitalization insurance and employee contribution to pension plans would be credited as can be seen below:
Journal in the books of Cayman Coating Co. (Amount in $)
Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit amount | Credit amount |
December 27, 2015 | Wages expense | 1,72,000 | ||
Accrued payroll | 1,30,350 | |||
FICA Tax withholdings | 13,158 | |||
Income Tax withholdings | 20,640 | |||
Group hospitalization insurance | 2,540 | |||
Employee contributions to pension plans | 5,312 | |||
(To record accrual payroll) |
Concept Introduction:
Horizontal model A horizontal model is an arrangement of set of financial statements that encompasses the
Requirement b:
Horizontal model to show effects of accrued payroll taxes as on December 27, 2015
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Answer to Problem 7.28P
Horizontal model showing effects of accrued payroll in the books of Cayman Coating Co.
Transaction | Balance sheet | Income statement |
Assets= Liabilities+ | Net income= Revenue- Expenses | |
Payroll taxes payable +$14,238 | Payroll tax expense +$14,238 |
Explanation of Solution
To record the effects of accrued payroll, firstly employer payroll taxes would be calculated using the following formula:
We have already calculated FICA Tax withholdings as $13,158. Federal
In the given problem, it is given that Gross pay owed for December is $18,000, Federal unemployment compensation tax rate as 0.6% and State unemployment compensation tax rate as 5.4%.
Federal unemployment compensation taxes= $18,000*0.6%= $108
State unemployment compensation taxes= $18,000*5.4%= $972
For showing the effects of accrued payroll using horizontal model, following would be the adjustments required:
Horizontal model showing effects of accrued payroll in the books of Cayman Coating Co.
Transaction | Balance sheet | Income statement |
Assets= Liabilities+ Stockholder equity | Net income= Revenue- Expenses | |
Payroll taxes payable +$14,238 | Payroll tax expense +$14,238 |
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