3. ANALYZING PAYMENT OF PAYROLLANALYZING PAYMENT OF PAYROLL
Lesson 14-1, page 333Lesson 14-1, page 333
4. JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF A PAYROLLJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF A PAYROLL
December 15. Paid cash for semimonthly payroll, $2989.02 (total payroll,
$3,803.75, less deductions: employee income tax, $273.00; social security
tax, $247.26; Medicare tax, $57.07; health insurance premiums, $182.40;
U.S. Savings Bonds, $35.00; United Way donations, $20.00). Check No. 312.
Accounts Affected
Salary Expense
Employee Income Tax Payable
Social Security Tax Payable
Medicare Tax Payable
Health Insurance Premiums Payable
U.S. Savings Bond Payable
United Way Donations Payable
Cash
Entered
Debit side
Credit side
Credit side
Credit side
Credit side
Credit side
Credit side
Credit side
Change
Increased
Increased
Increased
Increased
Increased
Increased
Increased
Decreased
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Classification
Expense
Liability
Liability
Liability
Liability
Liability
Liability
Asset
5. JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF A PAYROLLJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF A PAYROLL
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3. Write the check number.
1. Write the date.
4. Write the amount debited to Salary Expense.
2. Write the title of the account debited.
5. Write the amount credited to Cash.
6. Write the titles of the accounts credited.
7. Write the credit amounts.
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8. TTERMS REVIEWERMS REVIEW
Federal Unemployment TaxFederal Unemployment Tax
A federal tax used for state &
federal administrative expenses of
the unemployment program.
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9. TTERMS REVIEWERMS REVIEW
State Unemployment TaxState Unemployment Tax
A state tax used to pay benefits to
unemployed workers.
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10. 1. Enter accumulated earnings and total earnings
for each employee.
UNEMPLOYMENT TAXABLE EARNINGSUNEMPLOYMENT TAXABLE EARNINGS
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3. Total the unemployment taxable earnings column.
2. Enter unemployment taxable earnings.
15. EMPLOYER ANNUAL REPORT TO EMPLOYEES OFEMPLOYER ANNUAL REPORT TO EMPLOYEES OF
TAXES WITHHELDTAXES WITHHELD
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16. EMPLOYER’S QUARTERLY FEDERAL TAX RETURNEMPLOYER’S QUARTERLY FEDERAL TAX RETURN
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3. Total Quarterly Earnings
1. Heading
4. Income Tax Withheld
2. Number of Employees
5. Employee and Employer
Social Security and
Medicare Taxes
6. Social Security plus
Medicare Taxes
7. Total Taxes
8. Total Taxes for Each
Month
9. Total Taxes
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9
7
8
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17. PREPARING EMPLOYER’S QUARTERLY FEDERALPREPARING EMPLOYER’S QUARTERLY FEDERAL
TAX RETURNTAX RETURN
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Total Earnings × Tax Rate = Tax
Social Security $22,575.00 × 13% = $2,934.75
Medicare $22,575.00 3% = $ 677.25
Employee Employer
Social Social
Federal Income Security and Security and Federal Tax
Tax Withheld + Medicare Tax + Medicare Tax = Liability
Calculate Social Security and Medicare Taxes
++++ −−−−
÷÷÷÷ ××××
Calculate Social Security and Medicare Taxes
++++ −−−−
÷÷÷÷ ××××
Dec. 1-15 $273.00 + $304.33 + $304.33 = 881.66
Dec. 16-31 $269.00 + 302.08 + $302.08 = $873.16
Totals $542.00 + 606.41 + 606.41 = $1,754.82
18. EMPLOYER ANNUAL REPORTING OF PAYROLLEMPLOYER ANNUAL REPORTING OF PAYROLL
TAXESTAXES
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20. FORM 8109, FEDERAL DEPOSIT COUPONFORM 8109, FEDERAL DEPOSIT COUPON
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21. 1,754.82
Cash
Medicare Tax PayableSocial Security Tax PayableEmployee Inc. Tax Payable
JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FORJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR
EMPLOYEE INCOME TAX, SOCIAL SECURITY TAX,EMPLOYEE INCOME TAX, SOCIAL SECURITY TAX,
AND MEDICARE TAXAND MEDICARE TAX
January 15. Paid cash for liability for employee income tax,
$542.00; social security tax, $985.40; and Medicare tax, $227.42;
total, $1,754.82. Check No. 330.
Accounts Affected
Employee Inc. Tax Pay.
Social Security Tax Pay.
Medicare Tax Payable
Cash
Entered
Debit side
Debit side
Debit side
Credit side
Change
Decreased
Decreased
Decreased
Decreased
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Classification
Liability
Liability
Liability
Asset
normal balance
normal balance
985.40
normal balance
542.00
normal balance
227.42
22. JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FORJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR
EMPLOYEE INCOME TAX, SOCIAL SECURITY TAX,EMPLOYEE INCOME TAX, SOCIAL SECURITY TAX,
AND MEDICARE TAXAND MEDICARE TAX
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3. Write the check number.
1. Write the date.
4. Write the three debit amounts.
2. Write the title of the three accounts debited.
5. Write the amount of the credit to Cash.
23. PAYING THE LIABILITY FOR FEDERALPAYING THE LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT TAXUNEMPLOYMENT TAX
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24. CashUnemployment Tax Payable—Federal
JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FORJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAXFEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
January 31. Paid cash for federal unemployment tax liability for
quarter ended December 31, $8.40. Check No. 343.
Accounts Affected
Unemployment Tax Payable—Federal
Cash
Entered
Debit side
Credit side
Change
Decreased
Decreased
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Classification
Liability
Asset
normal balance
8.40
normal balance
8.40
25. JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FORJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAXFEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
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3. Write the check number.
1. Write the date.
4. Write the debit amount.
2. Write the title of the account debited.
5. Write the amount of the credit to Cash.
26. JOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR STATEJOURNALIZING PAYMENT OF LIABILITY FOR STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT TAXUNEMPLOYMENT TAX
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3. Write the check number.
1. Write the date.
4. Write the debit amount.
2. Write the title of the account debited.
5. Write the amount of the credit to Cash.
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