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The payroll of YellowCard Company for September 2013 is as follows. Total payrol

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The payroll of YellowCard Company for September 2013 is as follows.

Total payroll was $488,100, of which $150,700 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $106,800 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $407,500. Income taxes in the amount of $80,280 were withheld, as was $8,350 in union dues. The state unemployment tax is 3.5%, but YellowCard Company is allowed a credit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current FICA tax is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $106,800 and 1.45% in excess of $106,800. No employee for YellowCard makes more than $125,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit.

Prepare the necessary journal entries if (a) the wages and salaries paid and (b) the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts .Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

B.Described below are certain transactions of Edwardson Corporation. The company uses the periodic inventory system.

4. On August 1, the board of directors declared a $301,600 cash dividend that was payable on September 10 to stockholders of record on August 31.

A. Make all the journal entries necessary to record the transactions above using appropriate dates.

B. Edwardson Corporation’s year-end is December 31. Assuming that no adjusting entries relative to the transactions above have been recorded, prepare any adjusting journal entries concerning interest that are necessary to present fair financial statements at December 31. Assume straight-line amortization of discounts. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

No. Account Debit Credit A. salaries and wages expense 488,100 withholding taxes payable union dues payable FICA taxes payable Cash B. Payroll Tax Expense FICA taxes payable FUTA taxes payable SUTA taxes payable

Explanation / Answer

Answer:A Prepare the necessary journal entries if (a) the wages and salaries paid and (b) the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately.

(a) Wages and salaries expense A/C Dr. $488,100
               To Cash A/C                                    $371473.75
               To Withholding taxes payable A/C       $80,280
               To FICA taxes payable A/C             $27996.25
               To Union dues payable A/C    $8,350

To calculate FICA taxes Payable:

$488100 (payroll) -$150,700 ( Social Security tax exempt )*7.65% Fica tax rate=$25811.1

$150,700 (Amount paid in excess )*1.45% (tax rate in excess of $106,800)=$2185.15

=$25811.1+$2185.15=27996.25

(b)      Payroll tax expense A/C Dr. $29608.25
               To FICA taxes payable A/C            $27996.25
               To State unemployment tax payable A/C                  967.2 (80600)*(3.5%-2.3%)
               To Federal unemployment tax payable A/C    644.8 (488100-$407,500)*0.8%

Answer: B

2 feb    Purchases A/C Dr. ($82500 x 0.98) 80850

                To Accounts Payable A/C    $ 80850

Feb 26 Accounts Payable A/C Dr. $ 80850

Purchase discounts lost A/C Dr. $ 1,650

                To Cash A/C                                     $82500

2) 1 Apr Trucks A/C Dr. $ 90,000

        To Note payable A/C      $85,000

               To Cash A/C    $ 5,000

Dec 31      Interest expense A/C Dr. (36,000 x 12% x 9/12) 3,240

                   To Interest payable A/C                                           $ 3,240

May 1           Cash A/C Dr. $126,000

   To Note payable A/C $126,000

Dec 31             Interest expense A/C Dr. (9840 x 8/12) 6560

                           To Note payable A/C    6560

4) Aug 14          Retained Earnings A/C Dr. $301,600

                              To Dividends payable A/c $301,600

Sep 10             Dividends payable A/C Dr. $301,600

                            To Cash A/C    $301,600

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