Total Payroll of Walnut Co

question 103

Essay

Total payroll of Walnut Co. was $1,840,000, of which $320,000 represented amounts paid in excess of $106,800 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $1,440,000. Income taxes withheld were $450,000. The state unemployment tax is 1.2%, the federal unemployment tax is .8%, and the F.I.C.A. tax is 7.65% on an employee's salaries and wages to $106,800 and 1.45% in excess of $106,800.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry for the salaries and wages paid.
(b) Prepare the entry to record the employer payroll taxes.

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Definitions:

Partnership Business

A form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits.

Torts

Legal wrongs committed against a person or property, excluding breach of contract, for which the law provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages.

Principal

The main party to a transaction or agreement, often responsible for the obligations and benefits that arise from the contract.

UPA

Uniform Partnership Act, a standardized set of laws to govern the formation, operation, and dissolution of partnership businesses in the United States.