The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Bonnie’s Gifts Co. on December 1 of the current year:
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211 |
Salaries Payable |
— |
218 |
Bond Deductions Payable |
$3,000 |
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212 |
Social Security Tax Payable |
$8,032 |
219 |
Medical Insurance Payable |
24,000 |
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213 |
Medicare Tax Payable |
2,114 |
611 |
Operations Salaries Expense |
850,000 |
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214 |
Employees Federal Income Tax Payable |
13,035 |
711 |
Officers Salaries Expense |
560,000 |
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215 |
Employees State Income Tax Payable |
12,682 |
712 |
Office Salaries Expense |
140,000 |
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216 |
State Unemployment Tax Payable |
1,400 |
719 |
Payroll Tax Expense |
121,506 |
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217 |
Federal Unemployment Tax Payable |
400 |
The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December:
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Dec. 2. |
Issued Check No. 728 for $3,000 to First National Bank to purchase U.S. savings |
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bonds for employees. |
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3 |
Issued Check No. 729 to First National Bank for $23,181, in payment of $8,032 |
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of social security tax, $2,114 of Medicare tax, and $13,035 of employees’ federal |
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income tax due. |
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14 |
Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll |
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record follows: |
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Salary distribution: |
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Operations |
$38,500 |
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Officers |
25,500 |
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Office |
6,200 |
$70,200 |
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Deductions: |
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Social security tax |
$ 3,931 |
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Medicare tax |
1,053 |
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Federal income tax withheld |
12,496 |
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State income tax withheld |
3,159 |
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Savings bond deductions |
1,500 |
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Medical insurance deductions |
4,000 |
26,139 |
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Net amount |
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$44,061 |
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14 |
Issued Check No. 738 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
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14 |
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees’ earnings of December |
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14: social security tax, $3,931; Medicare tax, $1,053; state unemployment tax, |
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$290; federal unemployment tax, $84. |
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17 |
Issued Check No. 744 to First National Bank for $22,464, in payment of $7,862 |
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of social security tax, $2,106 of Medicare tax, and $12,496 of employees’ federal |
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income tax due. |
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18 |
Issued Check No. 750 to Pico Insurance Company for $24,000, in payment of |
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the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy. |
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28 |
Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll |
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record follows: |
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Salary distribution: |
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Operations |
$39,000 |
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Officers |
26,000 |
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Office |
6,400 |
$71,400 |
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Deductions: |
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Social security tax |
$ 3,856 |
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Medicare tax |
1,071 |
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Federal income tax withheld |
12,709 |
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State income tax withheld |
3,213 |
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Savings bond deductions |
1,500 |
22,349 |
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Net amount |
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$49,051 |
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28 |
Issued Check No. 782 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. |
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Dec. 28. |
Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees’ earnings of December |
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28: social security tax, $3,856; Medicare tax, $1,071; state unemployment tax, |
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$155; federal unemployment tax, $38. |
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30 |
Issued Check No. 791 to First National Bank for $3,000 to purchase U.S. savings |
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bonds for employees. |
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30 |
Issued Check No. 792 for $19,054 to First National Bank in payment of employees’ |
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state income tax due on December 31. |
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31 |
Paid $43,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is $45,000. |
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(Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.) |
Instructions
1. Journalize the transactions.
2. Journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31:
a. Salaries accrued: operations salaries, $3,900; officers salaries, $2,600; office salaries, $640. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued.
b. Vacation pay, $12,650.