A Company's Payroll Information for the Month of May Follows

question 40

Essay

A company's payroll information for the month of May follows: On May 31 the company issued Check No. 4625 payable to the Payroll Bank Account to pay for the May payroll. It issued payroll checks to the employees after depositing the check.
(1) Prepare the journal entry to record (accrue) the employer's payroll for May. (2) Prepare the journal entry to record payment of the May payroll. The federal and state unemployment tax rates are 0.6% and 5.4%, respectively, on the first $7,000 paid to each employee. The wages and salaries subject to these taxes were $6,000. (3) Prepare the journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes.

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Definitions:

Artificially Low Price

An Artificially Low Price refers to a scenario where the pricing of a product or service is set below its cost or market value through subsidies, price controls, or other means.

Tacit Collusion

An unspoken, unofficial agreement between competitors to avoid certain competitive behaviors, such as price wars, without explicit communication.

Quantity-fixing Agreements

Arrangements among competitors to limit the amount of goods or services produced or supplied, in order to influence market prices or conditions.

Explicitly Colludes

A situation where companies or individuals openly agree to work together, often illegally, to manipulate prices or markets.