Brentwood Company has monthly salaries of $16,000. Assume Brentwood pays all the standard payroll taxes, no employees have reached the payroll tax limits, total income tax withheld is $2,000, and the only payroll deductions are payroll taxes. Journalize the accrual of salaries expense, accrual of employer payroll taxes, and payment of employee and employer payroll taxes for Brentwood Company. (Assume all of the monthly salary is subject to FUTA and SUTA. Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) (Click the icon to view payroll tax rate information.)
Date Accounts and Explanation Salaries Expense Employee Income Taxes Payable FICA-OASDI Taxes Payable FICA-Medicare Taxes Payable Salaries Payable To record salaries expense and payroll withholdings.
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Credit
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16,000
2,000
992
232
For all payroll calculations, use the following tax rates and round amounts to the nearest cent:
Employee: OASDI: 6.2% on first $118,500 earned; Medicare: 1.45% up to $200,000, 2.35% on earnings above $200,000. Employer: OASDI: 6.2% on first $118,500 earned; Medicare: 1.45% on all earnings; FUTA: 0.6% on first $7,000 earned; SUTA: 5.4% on first $7,000 earned.
12,776
Next, record the entry to accrue employer payroll taxes for Brentwood Company.
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Accounts and Explanation
Debit
Credit
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FICA-OASDI Taxes Payable
FICA-Medicare Taxes Payable