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Problem 10 (HW)
Assume all adjusting entries are done at year end
only.
Payroll Control
Segregation of duties
Authorization of employee and rate, reporting hours, preparing payroll,
signing checks, distributing checks, reconciling payroll bank account
Payroll Entry
All item on employee payroll check
Gross Pay = Rate * Hours
Federal Income Tax
Sliding scale based on W-4
Net Pay
Gross Pay all above payroll deductions
Payroll Journals
Wages and Salaries
Federal Income Tax Payable
State Income Tax Payable
FICA
Health Insurance Payable
Wages Payable
49,000
Wages Payable
Cash
28,297
13,720
2,254
3,749
980
28,297
28,297
6,787
3,749
392
2,646
Problem 17 (modified)
Given the following payroll information what would be the Payroll Basis and
Payroll Tax journals?
Salary
Federal Income Tax Rate
State Income Tax Rate
FICA Rate
Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Rate
State Unemployment (SUTA) Rate
Employee Contribution to Health Plan
$32,000
28%
5.4%
7.65%
6.2%
5.2%
$45
Problem 17 (modified)
What would be the Payroll Basis journal?
Remember Payroll Basis is also called the Employee Journal
Problem 17 (modified)
What would be the Payroll Tax journal?
This is the amount the employer is responsible for